Most of the violations were due to poor storage, products of unknown origin, and the tampering of nutrition labels, among others
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Amazon
Saudi authorities discuss investment, cooperation plans with Amazon, Thales Group
The meetings took place on the sidelines of the 6th edition of the Future Investment Initiative, held in Riyadh from 25 to 27 October
Brazilian agribusiness
Saudi Arabia halts some Brazil poultry including JBS plants
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said imports from the plants will be suspended from May 23
coronavirus
Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Kingdom joins Bahrain as the second Gulf country to give the drug the green light
calories count
Saudi restaurants to display calories on menus
Regulation from Saudi Food and Drug authority came into force on January 1, 2019
Julphar
UAE pharma giant posts losses after Saudi suspension
UAE-based Julphar, one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the Middle East and Africa, sees hit to profits and revenues
Imported food items
Indian rice exports to Saudi boosted by quality checks agreement
Basmati rice exports from India to the Gulf region account for three-quarters of total Indian rice exports
GAZT
Saudi exempts some medicines from VAT
New tax to be applied to all private healthcare services, according to General Authority of Zakat and Tax