The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) advised to wash dates well with running water before eating it in order to reduce the residues of pesticides and chemicals, if present, and to avoid using the water used to wash it more than once.

It explained that dates are contaminated either by chemical substances such as pesticide residues and heavy and toxic metals, or by physical substances (foreign bodies such as the presence of metal parts), or by the growth of microorganisms (yeasts and moulds).

Each food product has its own state of preservation, and the state and duration of preservation may differ from what is written on the product after opening or cooking. Therefore, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) calls for not mixing surplus foods from Suhoor and Iftar tables with different or surplus foods from different days to avoid exposure to food contamination.

Believing that food turns brown during browning or over-roasting is not a clear evidence of its completeness, safety for consumption, and readiness for eating, as the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has clarified that this may be associated with some harm to human health and the formation of harmful compounds.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is intensifying its inspection and control tours of food facilities, storage warehouses and distribution centers in the regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to ensure their compliance with the regulations, requirements of technical regulations and approved food specifications, in order to ensure the safety of products subject to its control.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has lifted the temporary ban imposed on the import of poultry and its fresh, chilled and frozen products from the Kingdom of Thailand, and kept the temporary ban on eggs and their products continuing.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), at its headquarters in Riyadh, will host the activities of the 7th "Gulf Food Week" during the period from March 27 to March 31, 2022, in cooperation and coordination with GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) and ​Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO).

According to international statistics, a person visits emergency every three minutes due to food allergy, and one of the national studies conducted by the National Nutrition Committee at the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA, in cooperation with Taibah University, indicates that 21% of the population of the Kingdom suffers from food allergy, and symptoms range from mild to severe, which may lead to death.

The Regional Coordinator for the Near East Countries in Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX), Khaled Al-Zahrani, reviewed the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) experience in leading the region to enhance the participation of its countries at the level of Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex).