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Warning Date
    2011-07-19

SFDA Warns about “Dunya” Potable Drinking Water due to exceeding the maximum allowed limit of Bromate

2011-07-19


SFDA has recently collected samples of a number of potable drinking water which are locally.
produced, from different production dates , to determine whether they comply with the GCC Standard Specifications No. (1025/2009- Potable Drinking Water) which specified the maximum allowed limit of Bromate at (10ppm). The results of laboratory analysis of ”Dunya” potable drinking water samples, produced by “Wadi Al Heniyah Factory for Health Water” in Al Kharj Province revealed that these samples exceeded the maximum allowed limits referred to above.

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Warning Date
    2011-07-20

SFDA Warns about Potable Drinking Water Products

2011-07-20

FDA has recently collected samples of a number of potable drinking water which are locally produced, from different production dates , to determine whether they comply with the GCC Standard Specifications No. (1025/2009- Potable Drinking Water) which specified the maximum allowed limit of Bromate at (10ppm). The results of laboratory analysis of the water samples revealed that these samples exceeded the maximum allowed limits, as follows:
1. Jibal Mana’a Water, produced by Jibal Mana’a Factory
2. Yanbu Al Aflaj Water, produced by Yanbu Al Aflaj Factory

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Warning Date
    2008-09-22

الحليب الصيني المغشوش يتسبب في الفشل الكلوي للأطفال

2008-09-22

أوضحت الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء و فقاً للمعلومات الواردة اليها عن احتواء مسحوق حليب الأطفال الذي تنتجه عدة شركات صينية على مادة الميلامين والمسببة للفشل الكلوي للأطفال، وذلك ما أكدته الحكومة الصينية حيث أدى ذلك لظهور الآلاف من حالات حصى الكلى لدى الأطفال (وهي حالة نادرة في هذه الفئة العمرية، كما أكدت ذلك تقارير منظمة الصحة العالمية WHO التي أشارت إلى أن ذلك قد يؤدي للفشل الكلوي الذي قد ينتهي بالوفاة –حيث سجلت الجهات المختصة حدوث ثلاث حالات وفاة لأطفال بالصين حتى الآن نتيجة لذلك.

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Warning Date
    2008-09-29

French baby milk caused Salmonella

2008-09-29

In accordance to received information to the SFDA, Novalac, a French Company, had withdrawn its baby powder milk after the infection of eight babies with Salmonella. The product is being sold in pharmacies in France from the beginning of July and the polluted amount reaches 4500 boxes full of powder milk packs expired in 18th of July, 2011.
The SFDA contacts international authorities to have more information about this product and procedures might be done in need.

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Warning Date
    2009-06-22

The FDA Warns Consumers not to Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough

2009-06-22

FDA stated that Nestle has recalled all varieties of prepackaged, refrigerated Toll House cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that infects colon and causes food borne illness) according to preliminary investigations conducted by the FDA and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The FDA added that there have been 66 reports of illness across 28 states. Twenty-five persons were hospitalized and no one has died.

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Warning Date
    2009-06-23

The SFDA Warns against Using Nestle Toll House Prepackaged Refrigerated Cookie Dough Products

2009-06-23

According to what has been published on the SFDA website about Nestle Toll House Prepackaged Refrigerated Cookie Dough Products; which have been recalled from the American markets due to contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that infects colon and causes food borne illness), and to pursue new news about this issue, the SFDA received a notification from Nestle; clarifying that these products entered the Kingdom and available in large retail markets.

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Warning Date
    2009-07-26

هيئة المواصفات الغذائية البريطانية (FSA) تحذر من أغذية الأطفال من إنتاج شركة هينزHeinz

2009-07-26

حذرت هيئة المواصفات الغذائية البريطانية من أغذية الأطفال التي تنتجها شركة هينز (Heinz) وذلك في تاريخ 24-7-2009 الموافق 2/8/1430 هـ، وقد صدر هذا التحذير بعد ما قامت الشركة المنتجة بالتحذير من استخدام أغذية أطفال (مكرونة) للفئة العمرية من الـ 7 أشهر وأكثر، وأوضحت الشركة أن هذا التحذير بسبب وجود قطع بلاستيكية قد تتسبب في انسداد الحلق، وتحمل هذه الأغذية رقم الدفعة 9136 وتنتهي صلاحية الاستهلاك في نوفمبر 2010.

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Warning Date
    2009-08-10

The (FDA) Announced a Recall of some Products of Adams Extract and Spice for being Contaminated with Salmonella

2009-08-10

The FDA stated that on the 7th of August, 2009, 16th of Shaaban, 1430H, Adams Extract and Spice has recalled number of products contain a specific lot of ground red pepper supplied by Van de Vries Spice Corporation, as being contaminated with salmonella. List of products that have been recalled is attached.

The SFDA is pursuing relative news and cooperating with relative authorities to insure nonexistence of contaminated products in the Kingdom markets as well as making necessary preventive procedures in case of existence.

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Warning Date
    2009-10-07

الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء تحذر من منتجات مياه شرب معبأة

2009-10-07

ضمن الجهود التي تبذلها الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء من منطلق دورها الرقابي لرصد كل ما يتعلق بسلامة المنتجات التي تدخل ضمن المهام المنوطة بها، وبناء على توجيه المقام السامي للهيئة للقيام بالتأكد من الالتزام بالمواصفة القياسية السعودية رقم 409/2000 (م ق خ رقم 1025) " مياه الشرب المعبأة" المعدلة خاصة فيما يتعلق بالحد الأقصى المسموح به من مادة البرومات () في مياه الشرب المعبأة، فقد قامت الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء بسحب عدد من عينات مياه الشرب المعبأة لمنتجات محلية ومستوردة خلال فترات مختلفة ولعدة دفعات من تواريخ الإنتاج المختلفة وتقييم مدى مطابقتها لتلك المواصفة، وثبت للهي

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Warning Date
    2009-12-20

Warning from contaminated dietary foods

2009-12-20

The US Food & Drug Authority (FDA) declared on 3/12/2009G, corresponding to 16/12/1430 AH, recall of all canned Slim Fast© Ready To Drink (RTD) Products due to suspected contamination with Bacillus cereus bacteria that causes diseases.
A list of recalled products can be viewed at FDA portal through the following link:

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/safety/recalls/UCM19298.pdf

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