المملكة: 3 tons of unknown source materials for tobacco processing were seized in Jeddah
During a joint campaign, the Jeddah Governorate Municipality seized about (3,750) kilograms of materials intended for processing Tobacco, in two random sites in the Al-Khamra Al-Surour neighborhood in the south of the governorate, engaged in the activity of producing and distributing tobacco of unknown origin inside illegal warehouses.
The other site included a warehouse that was used for storage without the presence of workers inside, and it was closed and the approved legal measures were taken, and the seized quantities were seized and destroyed, and legal procedures were completed against the violators.
Harm to the consumer
The Director General explained To monitor and address negative phenomena in the secretariat, Yasser bin Siraj Bakhsh, the field teams, with the participation of a number of relevant authorities, monitored two connected sites, one of which is a warehouse used as a factory for mixing and processing tobacco, and unidentified tobacco was seized along with containers ready for packaging and preparation machines and tools, indicating that the activity is managed by Irregular workerscarry out irregular manufacturing operations that affect the health and safety of the consumer.
He pointed out that the campaign was implemented with the participation of the Ministry of Commerce, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, the Food and Drug General Authority, the Warehouse Control Department, the Civil Defense, and Field Control and Implementation, as part of the efforts of the Jeddah Municipality in combating negative phenomena and reducing activities that threaten consumer safety, calling for reporting any similar practices via the application "My country" Or the Unified Reports Center (940).
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