Saudi Arabia suspends imports from 11 poultry slaughterhouses in Brazil

  • Date: 07-May-2021
  • Source: Salaam Gateway
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia suspends imports from 11 poultry slaughterhouses in Brazil

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority will suspend imports from 11 poultry slaughterhouses in Brazil effective May 23. 

SFDA updated its list of approved establishments for poultry meat imports on Wednesday (May 5) and the suspensions were confirmed by a joint statement from Brazil's agriculture and foreign affairs ministry on Thursday. 

The Brazilian companies affected are Vibra Agroindustrial (3 plants), JBS (2 plants), Seara Alimentos, part of the JBS Group (5), and Agroaraca Industrial de Alimentos (1).