المملكة: 30 thousand riyals maximum penalty for food poisoning violations

The Food and Drug Authority has launched a schedule of penalties for food poisoning incidents in accordance with the food system and its executive regulations, through the “reconnaissance” platform.
This is with the aim of setting the rules and protocols that the installations are obligated to follow when there are cases of food poisoning or suspicion, in agreement with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing.

Violations of food poisoning accidents

It also aims to punish those who are not committed to these rules and protocols by issuing a schedule of food poisoning penalties.
The “Commission” explained that in the context of detecting the causes of diseases transmitted through food through microbiological and chemical tests, violations and fines on factories, warehouses, and distribution centers, which are maximum, have been identified by 24 thousand riyals in the event that it causes isolated one of the types of bacteria that cause symptoms The “food poisoning incident” patients, supplies, workers, raw foods or water.
The highest fine in the same matter is applied to sales outlets, restaurants, and general kitchens, at a maximum of 15,000 riyals for each affected.

Food poisoning fines

In the event that one of the viruses causing food infection is isolated, a “food poisoning accident”, the maximum fine of 30,000 riyals for factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and 15 thousand riyals for sales outlets, restaurants, and kitchens, for each affected.

The Authority punishes factories, warehouses, distribution centers, sales outlets, restaurants, and kitchens with a fine of 30,000 riyals in the event of separation and classification of toxins that cause food poisoning.
In the event that the remains of harmful chemical vehicles are separated and classified, the factories, warehouses, and distribution centers are fined 24 thousand riyals, sales outlets, restaurants, and kitchens, an amount of 12 thousand riyals.

6 thousand riyals on factories

A fine of 6 thousand riyals is applied to factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and 3 thousand to sales outlets, restaurants, and kitchens, in the event of detection of the causes of diseases transmitted through food through microbiological and chemical tests, or not applying good health practices, and poor food preservation.
The previous fine commission is located at the high number of bacterial kidney “bacterial load” of foodstuffs, from the permissible limits “considered not suitable for human consumption”, with the presence of the sick microbe causing the incident or other pathogens, or the positive of a food, water or swab Equipment, tools, or preparations, and others for the group of coli “Coliforms”.
It confirms its violation of the standard specifications based on the containment of the sick races, such as: Echiricia Kulay, Klalisila, Antropactr, in addition to isolating microbe, toxins or the cause of pathological symptoms, that is, the main cause of the food poisoning incident
The same previous fine also applies in the case of a positive food, water, equipment, tools, equipment, etc. for the group of coli bacteria, “Coliforms”, with their presence in workers, or positive tools, preparations, foodstuffs, nails, nose, or throat »For the microbial microbial microzois, with the definition of the food poisoning incident, whether it is a microbe, toxins, pesticides, heavy minerals, etc.