The Board of Directors of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority,
after perusal of paragraph Third of Royal Decree D/1 dated 6 Muharram 1436 [30 October 2014] Approving the Food Law,
after perusal of Article 44 of the Food Law, which stipulates that the board has the mandate to issue the executive regulation of the law,
after perusal of board of directors Decision 3-16-1439 dated 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1440 [10 December 2018] approving the Executive Regulation of the Food Law,
after perusal of Royal Court Confidential Telegram 82137 dated 15 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1445 [23 May 2024], which includes a number of recommendations, one of which is that the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing shall coordinate with the Food and Drug Authority to set strict rules and protocols that establishments must comply with in cases of poisoning or suspected poisoning, including reporting; closing an establishment and preventing it from operating; and not cleaning, removing, or destroying any equipment, tools, or materials if poisoning is confirmed, criminalizing a violation of this, and taking the necessary urgent legal procedures to ensure that employees of an establishment are not allowed to leave the Kingdom until investigations are completed by the competent entities,
after perusal of Royal Court Telegram 29348 dated 25 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [28 October 2024], and the Bureau of Experts Memorandum 899 dated 13 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [16 September 2024], regarding the completion by the authority—in coordination with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing according to its legal mandates—of the necessary amendments to the Executive Regulation of the Food Law, based on the request of the ministry,
after perusal of executive committee Decision 4/TH/27 dated 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446 [17 November 2024], which recommends presenting the draft Executive Regulation of the Food Law to the board of directors for approval in accordance with the form attached,
and after perusal of the work done by the authority regarding setting rules and protocols that establishments must comply with, in cases of poisoning or suspected poisoning, in agreement with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, by adding a paragraph to article 41 and adding three legal provisions to the Executive Regulation of the Food Law,
hereby decides
The amendment of the Executive Regulation of the Food Law is hereby approved in accordance with the form attached.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 14 Jumada Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 15 December 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5072 issued on 21 February 2025.