The Board of Directors of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority,
after perusal of article 36(Second) of the Food Law, which stipulates: “The authority shall impose punishments in accordance with a classification of violations and a determination of punishments approved by the board,”
after perusal of Board of Directors Decision 6-17-1439 dated 16 Ramadan 1439 [31 May 2018], approving the Schedule of Classification of Violations of the Food Law and Its Executive Regulation and the Punishments Prescribed to Them,
after perusal of Royal Order 32043 dated 5 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444 [29 November 2022], which directs a number of government entities and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority to review the laws, regulations, decisions, and their equivalent—within the area of their mandates—related to violations, punishments, fines, assessment and collection mechanisms, and objections, and to propose the necessary amendments to them,
after perusal of the royal directive in Telegram 11438 dated 17 Safar 1445 [2 September 2023], which directs all government entities to implement the principle of issuing a warning prior to a violation and to give establishments the opportunity to rectify the violation,
after perusal of Executive Committee Decision 6/TH/27 dated 29 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446 [1 December 2024], which recommends presenting the draft amendment to the Schedule of Classification of Violations and Punishments in accordance with the Food Law and its executive regulation to the Board of Directors for approval in the attached form,
after perusal of the draft amendment to the Schedule of Classification of Violations and Punishments in Accordance with the Food Law and Its Executive Regulation,
and after perusal of the schedule of the most significant amendments to the Schedule of Classification of Violations and Punishments, as well as the feedback received on the Istitlaa platform,
hereby decides
The amendment to the Schedule of Classification of Violations and Punishments in Accordance with the Food Law and Its Executive Regulation is hereby approved in the form attached.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 14 Jumada Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 15 December 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5158 issued on 8 May 2026.