SFDA represented by Medical Devices and Products Sector hosted during the period (20-21\02\1435 AH, (24-25\12\2013 AD) the first Constitutive meeting for the Technical Committee of Gulf medical devices and supplies (GSO / TC 11) Chaired by KSA. The meeting was opened by a speech from Dr. Saleh Al- Tayar, Executive Vice President for Medical Devices and Products Sector wherein he pointed out to the importance of the work of this committee and its direct lead on the health and safety of the citizens and residents of GCC.

​H.E Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, welcomed at his office on Wednesday , the Chairman of the Saudi Committee for Sports Doping Control , Dr. Saleh bin Mohammed Alqnbar and the members of the Committee at the presence of H.E. SFDA’s Vice President for  food sector and H.E SFDA’s Vice President for Drugs sector. The meeting included the Definition of the Saudi program for Sports Anti-Doping and the legal Kingdom position of this.

H.E  The Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Almishal, received on Monday 13/2/1435H at SFDA’s Head Office ,the Portuguese ambassador to the kingdom, Dr. Manuel Carfalo. The meeting was also attended by H.E. SFDA VP for Food Sector, Dr. Salah Almiman where both parties discussed the matters of mutual cooperation in the field of Food. 

In reference to the issue raised by the media, entitled: “SFDA Bans Indian Meat from entering KSA in the West and allows its entry in the East”.

وجه صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير سلمان بن عبدالعزيز ولي العهد نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء ورئيس مجلس إدارة الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء، برقية شكر لكافة منسوبي الهيئة، وذلك للجهود التي بذلتها قطاعات الهيئة والفرق الميدانية والتفتيشية والدور الرقابي الذي قامت به المنشأت الغذائية في مكة المكرمة والمدينة المنورة وتوعية الحجيج خلال موسم حج عام 1434هـ .

​H.E. Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Almishal received at his office at SFDA Head Office Today, a delegation from South Korea headed by the Assistant Health Minister Mrs. Jing It Young. The meeting was also attended by H.E. SFDA VP for Drug Sector, Dr. Salah Bawazir where both parties discussed the matters of mutual cooperation in the field pharmaceutical industry. The Korean  part overviewed SFDA Requirements imposed on drugs to ensure drug safety, quality and efficacy.

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 Under the auspice of  H.E. Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Almishal  SFDA organized today a workshop entitled “How to enrich and detect Vitamin ’D’ in Food products, in coordination with KSU & Prince Metib bin Abdullah ResearchChair for Osteoporosis, at Madareem Crown Hotel in Riyadh.

SFDA, represented by Medical Devices & Product Sector, shared its experience in the field of management of business processes with BBC International Conference, USA. SFDA was represented by Dr. Saleh Altayar by presenting Medical Devices Sector’s experience in implementing the standard practices for evaluation of maturity of processes management and work out the corrective steps to improve maturity level and processes performance level.

H.E. Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Almishal discussed today with the Ukrainian delegation of Agricultural Sciences Academy, headed by the Vice Minister of Agriculture & Food Policy, Mr. David Valerie, at his office at SFDA in Riyadh, the possibility of mutual cooperation between Okrainia & KSA in the field of food export and the procedures of Food Organization  registration  at SFDA.

H.E The Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Almishal, received at his office at SFDA today HRH Prince Mohammed bin Khaled Al Abdullah Al Faisal and H.E Mr. Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Al Sarhan, Chairman of Al Safi Dannon, in view of the partnership between SFDA & the private sector in the field of safety of food, safety of drug and safety and efficiency of medical devices and products.