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Guidebook For the Preventive Requirements of the Establishments of food, feed, and drug products, cosmetics and medical equipment and ways of dealing with and responding to employees’ injuries

2020-08-19
Guidebook For the Preventive Requirements of the Establishments of food, feed, and drug products, cosmetics and medical equipment and ways of dealing with and responding to employees’ injuries
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Issue bills for the Authority's services

An electronic system that enables users to issue a bill to get SFDA service

Service steps

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Service requirements

Frequently asked questions

Target audience

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Call center

19999

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Product Classification System (PCS)

SFDA established Product Classification System for companies to classify their products and get to know the eligibility of products and whether it is subject to registration. The classification exclusively based on the SFDA criteria and products classification guidance. It is an optional service for companies and does not replace registration for other SFDA electronic systems

Service steps

Conditions

Service requirements

Frequently asked questions

Target audience

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Cost

Call center

19999

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Unified Electronic System (GHAD)

The leading regional regularity authority for food, drugs and medical devices with proffessional and excellent services that contributes to the protection and advancement of the health in Saudi Arabia

Service steps

Conditions

Service requirements

Frequently asked questions

Target audience

Service execution time

Service delivery channels

Category

Cost

Call center

19999

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User's guide

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Products Classification Guidance

2026-01-20
Products Classification Guidance
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The British Ambassador Visits SFDA

2019-12-18

The British Ambassador, Mr. Simon Collis visited SFDA headquarters in Riyadh, in order to meet with his Excellency the Chief Executive Officer, Dr.  Hisham bin Saad Al Jadhey.
The parties have discussed important means of cooperation between the two countries regarding the scoop of food.

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KSA Represents Arab States of the Gulf in the International Council for Harmonisation

2019-12-11

Saudi Arabia represented GCC states in the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH), held in Singapore.
The meeting is considered as the largest meeting in the world in the field of creation, development and review of pharmaceutical legislation.
SFDA participated in the (ICH) for the first time with its new membership after being elected from the council in 2019 mid-year.

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Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review of Reductil (sibutramine hydrochloride)

2009-12-14

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), resembled by the National Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPC), is reviewing preliminary data from a recent study suggesting that patients using sibutramine have a higher number of cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, or death) than patients using a placebo (sugar pill). Sibutramine is marketed as Reductil, a prescription drug, in Saudi Arabia.

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Warning Date
    2014-12-30

SFDA Temporarily Embargoed Imports of Poultry Meat from Italy

2014-12-30

SFDA  temporarily embargoed imports of poultry meat, table eggs and products from  Veneto area, Italy,  due to  presence of severe Bird Flu infections.

  • To report sector-related issues

  • Call Centre 19999

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Warning Date
    2014-05-31

SFDA Collects Samples of Cadbury products to ensure that they are free from porcine DNA

2014-05-31

  • To report sector-related issues

  • Call Centre 19999

Other Warnings

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