The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the notice administrative order No. 7195 dated 2 November 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Notice of executive No. 33768 dated 24 June 2017 (29/09/1438 AH) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Based on OIE report No. 24912 dated 29 September 2017, the West-Vlaanderen, Belgium is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from West-Vlaanderen, Belgium is negligible.