Tag: Saudi Food and Drug Authority

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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.

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The Board of Directors of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority,

after perusal of article 3 of the law of the authority, which stipulates that the main purpose of the authority is to regulate food and drug control, by setting mandatory and non-mandatory standard specifications for food, medicines, and products that fall within its tasks,

after perusal of paragraph 2 of article 7 of the law of the authority, which authorises the board of directors of the authority to approve the mandatory standard specifications for all products falling within the competences of the authority,

and after perusal of Executive Committee Recommendation on 11 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1444, to present 73 technical regulations in the field of food and feed to the board of directors for approval,

hereby decides

First

40 gulf food technical regulations are hereby approved in accordance with schedule 1.

Second

Amendments of 20 gulf food technical regulations are hereby approved in accordance with schedule 2.

Third

13 Saudi technical regulations in the field of food and feed are hereby approved in accordance with schedule 3.

Fourth

These regulations hereby cancel the corresponding Saudi technical regulations.

May Allah provide success.

Issued on: 29/11/1444
Corresponding to: 18/6/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4993 issued on 11 August 2023.

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The Board of Directors of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority,

after perusal of paragraph 1 of article 35 of the Law of Cosmetics issued by Royal Decree D/49 dated 18 Jumada Al-Thani 1436 [8 April 2015], which stipulates: “The board shall issue a schedule containing a classification of the violations and the penalties prescribed to them,”

and after perusal of the Executive Committee Recommendation at its fifteenth meeting dated 8 Safar 1444 [5 September 2022], to submit the Schedule of Classification of Violations and Punishments Prescribed to Them in accordance with the amended Cosmetics Law and its executive regulation to the board of directors for approval in accordance with the attached form,

hereby decides

First

The amendment to the Schedule of Classification of Violations and the Punishments Prescribed to Them in accordance with the Cosmetics Law and its executive regulation is hereby approved in the form attached.

Second

The Controls and Procedures for considering Administrative Violations and Imposing the Punishments Prescribed to Them in accordance with the Cosmetics Law are hereby approved in the form attached.

May Allah provide success.

Issued on: 29/2/1444
Corresponding to: 25/9/2022

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4973 issued on 10 March 2023.

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Issued on: 16/9/1443
Corresponding to: 17/4/2022

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4981 issued on 12 May 2023.