المملكة: Fines amounting to 10 million riyals… Closure of violating food establishments in Mecca

His Excellency accompanied the oversight teams during their field efforts for a number of food factories and warehouses, where a number of violating establishments were closed in preparation for taking legal measures against them in accordance with the food system and its executive regulations.

Strict penalties

Strict penalties are imposed to protect public health, up to stopping activity, imprisonment, or imposing fines of up to 10 million riyals.

Field efforts included intensifying oversight of production lines in food factories, and verifying facilities’ compliance with storage requirements in warehouses subject to supervision. "Food and medicine"And to ensure the safety of operational practices before they reach the markets.

During the tour, His Excellency Dr. Al-Jadha’i stressed the importance of the safety of food products, starting from the factories and warehouses that work in this field, until they reach the markets, stressing that the Authority will not be complacent in pursuing violators in all regions of the Kingdom.

Facilities’ commitment to requirements

At the same time, the Authority is intensifying its oversight in various regions of the Kingdom in cooperation with government agencies. Relevant, to verify the quality of the food products most consumed during the holy month.

As well as ensuring the accuracy of food and nutritional data and their conformity with approved health standards, and the extent of establishments’ compliance with manufacturing and storage requirements and tracking mechanisms, to ensure that the markets are free of any products that are not fit for consumption.

The authority confirmed the continuation of its supervisory and inspection work to monitor the extent to which food establishments adhere to health requirements, and to monitor the safety of products throughout the stages of production and storage, In order to support consumer protection.