H.E. the Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Almishal met with Food Importers at the main hall of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was attended by SFDA Vice President for Food Sector Dr. Salah Al Miman, the executive director of local markets control, Dr. Mohammed Al Nassir and a number of food sector staff.

H.E. the Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Almishal launched today ‘Safe Handling of Pesticides’ Campaign, at SFDA Headquarters. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness about the proper handling of pesticides at the time of purchase, use and storage of same in addition to the methods of protection from insects.                 

 SFDA temporarily suspended meat imports from Ethiopian organic organization until they respond to SFDA comments. SFDA cleared in a statement on it’s website: , that it’s technical team visited Ethiopia for the purpose of accreditation of the Ethiopian Ministry of Animal and Fish via SFDA as an official regulator and thus authorizing the ministry to approve licensed meat and meat products exporting organizations to export meat to the Kingdom in co-ordination with SFDA.

SFDA inspection teams seized 12,774 kilograms of expired food in a warehouse and a factory in Jeddah, Kharj province.
SFDA explained, in a statement, that the teams searched a reservoir at Al Mahjar district in Jeddah, and found in it 7,124 kilograms of pickles and black olives, green olives, dried figs, and Kamaruddin, pickled pepper and cucumber, expired and other food stored under the sun, all were seized and reserved.

SFDA refused clearance of 37 consignment weighs 408 tons of imported food via outlets across the Kingdom, during the month of Rabie Al Thani, 250 thousand kilograms of rice was in it.
SFDA explained in a statement, preventing the entry of this imported food to the Kingdom was for violating the approved technical regulations and standards in chemical, physical or mandatory data card on products.

SFDA applied strict measures to reduce consumption of Trans Fats (Amino Acids) in Food Products.

SFDA inspectors detected factories in Buraidah having large quantities  of expired juice concentrates prepared for production in various flavors, in addition to a food distribution center in Jeddah which imports expired foodstuff.