SAUDI ARABIA IMPOSES BAN ON POULTRY, EGGS FROM NIGERIA, OTHERS, CITING HEALTH CONCERNS
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By: Balogun Ibrahim
Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority has banned the import of poultry and table eggs from 40 countries, including Nigeria, and imposed partial restrictions on certain regions in 16 other countries to protect public health and ensure food safety in the domestic market.
“The list of affected countries is regularly reviewed in line with global health developments and epidemiological updates,” the authority said, as reported by Gulf News on Tuesday.
According to the latest update, some bans have been in place since 2004, while others were introduced gradually based on risk assessments and international reports of animal diseases, particularly outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The full import ban now covers Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Djibouti, South Africa, China, Iraq, Ghana, Palestine, Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Cameroon, South Korea, North Korea, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, India, Hong Kong, Japan, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Serbia, Slovenia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Montenegro.
Partial restrictions apply to specific states or cities in Australia, the United States, Italy, Belgium, Bhutan, Poland, Togo, Denmark, Romania, Zimbabwe, France, the Philippines, Canada, Malaysia, Austria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The authority emphasized that the temporary ban does not apply to heat-treated poultry meat and related products, provided they meet approved health and safety standards.
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