The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has explored opportunities to benefit from the experience of the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dublin in supporting local biotechnology companies, with the aim of transferring these successful experiences to the Kingdom.

This came during the visit of a delegation from the Authority headed by His Excellency the CEO, Dr. Hisham bin Saad Aljadhey, to the institute, aiming at strengthening relations with similar international bodies.

His Excellency the CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), Dr. Hisham bin Saad Aljadhey, met today at SFDA’s HQ, a number of CEOs of food companies, as part of the program of periodic meetings with the private sector aimed at enhancing communication transparency and partnership.

The Saudi Halal Center continues to provide its services to companies wishing to obtain the halal certificate and mark, and to market their products with a reliable and attractive Saudi mark in order for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be a major and reliable reference for halal food and products at the local, regional and global levels.

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) participated in the 11th regular meeting of the Executive Committee of the Heads of the International Heads of Food Agencies Forum (IHFAF), in the presence of H.E. CEO of SFDA, Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey, the CEO of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), and the CEO of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).

His Excellency the CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), Dr. Hisham bin Saad Aljadhey, met with a number of owners and representatives of restaurants in the Saudi market.

During the meeting, they discussed facilitating the procedures for restaurants importing food, especially foods that do not have a specification or are rarely imported, emphasizing the importance of ensuring food safety.

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has decided to lift the temporary ban imposed on the import of poultry meat, table eggs, and their derivatives from the Russian provinces Kostroma Oblast, Penza Oblast and Rostov Oblast.

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has decided to impose a temporary ban the import of poultry meat, table eggs, and their derivatives from the Wielkopolskie County, Republic of Poland.

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) monitored 274 violations in facilities under its supervision, during 4,891 inspection tours in all regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in August this year.

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) headed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the 83rd meeting of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Committee (SPS Committee), affiliated to the World Trade Organization (WTO), held at the organization's headquarters in Geneva, from 20-24 June 2022.

His Excellency the CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), Dr. Hisham bin Saad Aljadhey, received here today the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand Jurin Laksanawisit, and his accompanying delegation.