“Food and Drug”: 52 establishments and 53 items are seized

The Food and Drug Authority implemented about 800 inspection rounds during the month of January 2025, as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of products and ensure the commitment of the establishments to the approved organizational regulations, which resulted in the monitoring of 52 violating facilities, and the seizure of 53 items of products that do not conform to the regulatory regulations.

During the inspection tours, the authority seized 675 kg of expired foodstuffs inside one of the sauces and spices factories in Riyadh, and the regular measures were taken against the facility; To ensure that the products are not leaked to the markets, 52,000 medical and cosmetic products are seized in unlicensed offices in unauthorized storage in the western region, as the authority booked the products and took the necessary measures to prevent their circulation.

In the same context, the authority monitored a random site used to dry and fill sesame in unhealthy ways, as 3,060 kg of the violating product and the entire site closed; In order to preserve public safety.

As a result of these tours, an unlicensed food factory was seized in the capital, Riyadh; To commit a number of violations represented in poor storage and the circulation of products in unsafe packages, and the low level of hygiene, and therefore the violating factory was closed and the procedures for applying regular penalties were completed in his right..

In the field of bottled water, the authority stopped a factory in Najran after discovering the high concentration of bromate in its products from the permissible limits in accordance with technical regulations, and the barbecues come as a result of the transformation of the brumide after the water was exposed to sterilization and ozone treatment, and the regulatory authorities in the world set limits for this material in the water; Which may pose a healthy risk when consumed, as the violating products were withdrawn from the markets and the legal measures were taken against the factory..

The Food and Drug Authority affirmed the continuation of its supervisory efforts to ensure the safety of the products traded in the markets, and its commitment to take regular measures against violators in accordance with the approved regulations, calling on consumers to report any violations through the unified number 19999.