المملكة: “Food and Drug” seizes 52,000 medical and cosmetic products that are against a month

The Food and Drug Authority implemented about 800 inspection rounds during the month of January 2025, as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of products, and to ensure the commitment of the establishments to the approved organizational regulations.
These tours resulted in the monitoring of 52 violating establishments, and the seizure of 53 items of products that did not conform to the regulatory regulations, and during the inspection tours, the authority seized 675 kg of expired foodstuffs inside one of the sauces and spices factories in Riyadh.
Regular measures were taken against the facility; To ensure that the products are not leaked to the markets, 52,000 unlicensed medical and cosmetic products were seized in unauthorized offices in the western region, as the authority booked the products and took the necessary measures to prevent their circulation.

Seize the violators

In the same context, the authority monitored a random site used to dry and fill sesame in unhealthy ways, as 3,060 kg of the violating product and the entire site closed; In order to preserve public safety.
As a result of these tours, an unlicensed food factory was seized in the capital, Riyadh; To commit a number of violations represented in poor storage and the circulation of products in unsafe packages, and the low level of hygiene, and therefore the violating factory was closed and the procedures for applying the regular penalties were completed in his right.
In the field of bottled water, the commission stopped a factory in Najran after discovering the high concentration of bromate in its products from the permissible limits according to technical regulations, and the graomes come as a result of the transformation of the brumide after the water was exposed to sterilization and ozone treatment.
The regulatory authorities in the world have set limits for this material in the water; This may pose a health risk when consumed, as the violating products were withdrawn from the markets and the regular measures were taken against the factory.
The authority affirmed the continuation of its supervisory efforts to ensure the safety of the products traded in the markets, and its commitment to take regular measures against violators in accordance with the approved regulations, calling on consumers to report any violations via the unified number 19999.