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What are the requirements for fruit juice and nectar?


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The following technical regulations and standards are related to fruit juices and nectar: SFDA.FD/GSO 1820 “General Standard for fruit juices, drink and nectars” SFDA.FD 5012 “Labelling of juices, nectar, and fruit drinks”


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What are the technical regulations and standards for the shelf life of food products?


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The following technical regulations and standards are related to the shelf life of food: SFDA.FD 150-1 “Expiration dates for food products – Part 1: Mandatory expiration dates” SFDA.FD/GSO 150-2 “Expiration dates for food products - Part 2 : Voluntary expiration dates”


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How do I know the permitted food additives?


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The following technical regulation is related to food additives: SFDA.FD 2500 “Additives Permitted for Use in Food Stuffs”


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What are the requirements for food labeling?


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The following technical regulations are related to food labeling: SFDA.FD/GSO 9 “Labeling of prepackaged food stuffs”. SFDA.FD/GSO 2233 “Requirements of nutritional labeling” SFDA.FD 2333 “Requirements for Health and Nutrition Claims”


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What are the regulatory bodies approved by the authority?


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Please check the following link: https://www.sfda.gov.sa/en/list_countries_products


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Can the SFDA approve a health certificate from the exporting country?


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SFDA have the health certificates for food products stating all requi+B63:B67rements to export food to KSA, in the following link: https://www.sfda.gov.sa/en/regulations?tags=1 In addition, the interested competent authorities shall sign the health certificate and send it to the SFDA. If the competent authority has any inquiry regarding the health certificate it can be discussed with SFDA. Its published in Conditions & Requirements for Importing Food to Saudi Arabia https://sfda.gov.sa/en/regulations/66195


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What is the approval number?


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It is an accreditation number given by the external control authority as a registered accreditation number that is published on the SFDA’s website


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Are all the external facilities exporting to the Kingdom required to be registered?


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Yes, it is mandatory


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Are all external facilities required to register all the products they manufacture?


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Yes it is


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What is the purpose of registering external facilities?


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To be eligible to export to KSA, the aim of controlling the entire food chain from the country of origin to Saudi Arabia in coordination with the competent authorities in the exporting countries based on the approved mechanisms where the factories are approved and published on the SFDA’s website.


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