SFDA  temporarily embargoed imports of poultry meat, table eggs and products from  Veneto area, Italy,  due to  presence of severe Bird Flu infections.

SFDA Denied what has been trading recently through social networking on the entry of Israeli Flour product named "Hemorashaty" to the local markets in Tabuk and Jouf regions leading to skin rash (vitiligo )appearance after eating it and then causes Spasm  leading to instant death.

SFDA declares that the  analysis result of samples of different lots of Similac Gain Plus 3 Infant Milk Powder , previously sent to accredited international laboratories specialized in the analysis of Clostridium Botulinum bacteria revealed that they are free from this microbe.

According to what has been mentioned in media about the Italian mozzarella cheese contaminated by dioxin, the SFDA confirms that it knew about the contamination since it happened and it has issued an article about it on its website on 24-3-1429H that equals 1-4-2008.

Under the auspices of his Royal Highness Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Vice President of Ministers Council, the Minister of Defense and Aviation, the General Inspector and the Chairman of the SFDA Board of Directors, the SFDA organizes the first national campaign for food safety awareness entitled "No for Food Poisoning", inaugurated by his royal highness Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior and the SFDA Board of Directors member, on Tuesday 28-10-1429H lasting one week. On this occasion, his Excellency Dr.

Pursuant to SFDA's efforts in controlling and tracking the safety of pharmaceutical products and the governing regulations thereof; the inspection committee – formulated from Riyadh Municipality Environment Health Department, SFDA, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Interior- has closed out " Zain Al Atat" Herbal Products Store of Al Ta-meer Shopping Center in Riyadh due to presence of violating products in the said store which have already been confiscated and the store had made an undertaking, in writing, to Environment Health department not to sell such products again.

In continuation of SFDA role of control of food and medicine and follow-up of all developments and updates of the spread of (E-Coli) (EHEC) in Germany and other EU countries. Despite the food source of this infection is not yet identified, there are some indications that the infection maybe caused by some kind of fresh vegetables and seedling (Sprouts) used in canned Salad.

دشنت الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء بتنظيم من إدارة العلاقات العامة والإعلام حملتها للتبرع بالدم الخاصة بالموظفين أمام المبنى الرئيس للهيئة وذلك بالتعاون مع بنك الدم بمدينة الملك فهد الطبية ، وتستمر الحملة من السبت 25/6/1432هـ إلى الأربعاء29/6/1432هـ.

يأتي ذلك إسهاماً من الهيئة في دعم بنوك الدم المحلية لتزويدها بما تحتاجه لخدمة المرضى وتعميقاً لروح العطاء والعمل التطوعي تجاه المجتمع وتأكيداً لثقافة التبرع بالدم.