Saudis lift 22-year ban on meat imports from Uganda
Saudi Arabia has decided to lift a ban imposed 2001 on meat imports from Uganda.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said the decision to end the ban came after reaching a pact on health and technical terms and approving health certificates between the kingdom and Uganda on importing meat of cows, sheep, goats and their products.
In 2001, Saudi Arabia imposed a ban on meat imports from African countries, including Uganda, due to an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral ailment that affects cattle.
Saudi Arabia earlier this month lifted a ban on cattle imports from Turkey imposed in March over an FMD outbreak.
The move comes after an improved health situation for the livestock in Turkey, which in March quarantined around 215 villages in its north east due to FMD.
Last month, Jordan said Saudi Arabia had lifted a ban imposed earlier in the year on sheep supplies.
Ramadan Al Sherbini | Gulf News
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