Saudi Food, Drug Authority, Temporarily, Bans Import of Poultry, Eggs from Bhutan

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Riyadh, Safar 20, 1438, Nov 20, 2016, SPA -- The Food and Drug Authority issued a decision here today, which temporarily banned import of poultry meats, table eggs and their related products and processed items from Bhutan, which is recently infected by a tremendously dangerous streak of Bird Flu, named as Chuka. The decision is based on the UN agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). However, the decision exempted the same items, provided being thermally processed, or by any method that would kill the Bird Flu virus, and also provided being conformed to the world recognized health conditions, safeguards and standards, attached with a health certificate to prove that the product was thermally treated to destroy the virus and to be issued by an official department, in Bhutan. The decision stipulated that the ban shall take effect until restoration of the hygienic situation of livestock, in Bhutan. -- SPA 19:49 LOCAL TIME 16:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w273111

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