02/01/2014
The Chamber presents its compliments , this is to inform you that we received a letter of the Council of Saudi Chambers (ش.غ/475) dated (19/2/1435) referred to the letter of the Ministry of trade and industry (267/9/2/1141/ع) dated (8/2/1435) referred to a statement by His Excellency the Deputy Executive Chairman of the SFDA food sector (440/غ) and dated (2/1/1435) referred to the mainstream body number (312) dated (5/7/1434), On the obligation to write data on the nutritional label of food products according to the technical regulations of the Gulf (GSO2233) requirements for nutritional data on the card containing the Saudi food and drug authority responsibility to regulate food and drugs control and continue to approach the body in the follow-up monitoring of food products that are produced and marketed.
Given the many relevant queries from manufacturers and importers of food products on food exempt from nutrition data food card was circulated append body (296/ع) dated (1/1/1435) the following:
1. products exempt from writing the nutritional food products card data (specified in the circular).
2. the extension of the deadline for the application of the circular No. (312) dated (5/7/1434) set at 6 to 12 months ending with the date (30/6/1435).
