D. David Jukes, an international food laws expert and a professor of food law in Reading University, examined the Saudi food law draft with the officials of the SFDA to ratify its final version before submitting it to specialized authorities.
A number of SFDA employees from its different sectors has attended the workshop of GSO (Standardization Organization for GCC) and UNIDO (United Nation Industrial Development Organization) entitled "Harmonization of Standards, Technical Regulations, Conformity Assessment, Metrology and Accreditation in the GCC Countries" during the 2nd to 3rd of June, 2007, in the headquarter of the Saudi Arabia Authority of Standards and Specifications in Riyadh.
The SFDA, represented by its medical devices sector, participated in the first international medical exhibition which was held in the Four Season Hotel in Riyadh and inaugurated by his Excellency d. Hamad bin Abdullah Almanee, the minister of health. It worth mentioning, that it started from the 17th to the 20th of Jumada Alawal, 1428H, and it was accompanied with a distinctive scientific program and attended by a large number of officials and specialists.
The SFDA, represented by its food sector, organizes a lecture entitled "Best International Procedures for Limiting Pesticides Residue in Food and Lessons of Other Countries Experiences". The lecture is addressed by the vice general director of The Authority of Food Safety in Hungary d. Erbard Embrous, on Wednesday 27-5-1428H, corresponding to 13-6-2007AD, at 10, 30 a.m. in the SFDA headquarter.
These efforts reflect the educational role played by the SFDA to raise the awareness level of people i.e. consumers as well as workers in food fields.
The SFDA food sector is planning to establish a center to monitor residues of pesticides and chemical pollutants in food. In this regard, d. Ibraheem bin Saad Almuhaize, the vice executive president of food affairs stated that food sector will start establishing a laboratory to monitor pesticides residues as a first step of this center.
The Saudi Food & Drug Authority
represented by the Medical Devices Sector is
delighted to invite:
His Excellency d.
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz headed the session which was held by the Ministers Council on Monday afternoon in Alyamama Palace in Riyadh. Several resolutions have been made by the Council according to the agenda; one of them regards the regulation that includes rules and procedures of registering medical devices; and that is the text of it:
Cooperating with King Faisal Specialist Hospital, the SFDA is organizing a campaign for blood donation starting from Saturday 8-6-1428H, corresponding to 23-6-2007AD and It will last for three days starting at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A specialized team will exist with their carriage in front of the SFDA headquarter to have blood from donors whom don’t belong to the SFDA.
A large number of people participated in a poll of the SFDA about the less polluted and healthier food. 54.27% believe that food produced locally is healthier and less polluted, while 27.64% chose imported food for being better. The remaining 18.09% voted for (I don’t know). This poll shows the importance of raising medical and nutritional awareness in the community in order to educate people in these areas.
