“Food and Medicine” controls violating food facilities and confirms that there is no complacency with any abuses that affect food safety

The regulatory teams of the General Authority for Food and Drug Administration and in coordination with the relevant government agencies monitored a number of violations related to the safety and quality of food, within their continuous tours of the food establishments, with the aim of enhancing pre -emptive control and limiting any practices that lead to pollution or food poisoning. The tours resulted in the seizure of more than two tons of food unknown, in addition to destroying about 200 kg of corrupt products other than It is suitable for human consumption, and large quantities of foodstuffs stored in conditions that are not identical to the health standards and standards were monitored in a residential site managed by expatriate workers, and they were seized and the regular procedures were completed against them.

In a related context, the authority stopped production lines in one of the food factory after seizing about 150 kg of unknown products inside, and the supervisory tours revealed the presence of a number of violations affecting the safety of the products represented in possession of unknown raw materials and a clear and clear low level of hygiene that led to the presence of insects inside the warehouse of raw materials, in addition to rust in food preparation devices and the use of insecure traps and the presence of expired materials within The production hall, and the emergency door was noticed a direct passage for workers to the production area in a way that contradicts the criteria for safe entry in food facilities.

These procedures are part of the precautionary regulatory process that aims to protect the consumer, and the effectiveness of coordination and complementarity is highlighted between the competent authorities in ensuring the commitment of facilities to safety and quality standards.

The commission confirmed that it had taken all regular measures against violators, noting that violating the food system and its executive regulations reaches its sentence to prison for a period not exceeding ten years or a fine of up to ten million riyals or with them together, stressing the continuation of its efforts to follow up the commitment of food establishments to regular requirements, calling for reporting any violations via the unified number (19999).