Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has banned the import of poultry meat and egg products from Poland's Mazowieckie and Warmisko-Mazurskie regions

January 5, 2023

In Poland's Mazowieckie and Warmisko-Mazurskie, an epidemic of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has been reported as of the WOAH report dated December 23, 2022. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is deemed to need to stop HPAI from entering the nation in accordance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4. To prevent the spread of avian influenza, the import of poultry products from Poland's Mazowieckie and Warmisko-Mazurskie regions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been temporarily banned. This excludes processed products made from poultry exposed to heat or other methods that ensure the deactivation of avian influenza viruses.

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