Published 16 Feb,2021 via Arab News - Economy RIYADH - The Saudi Food and Drug Authority revealed that 300 tons of spoiled food products, including vegetables, fruit and other items, were seized in 2020, according to Al Arabiya.
The most prominent violations breached the products’ technical regulations and specifications, the authority said, adding that its Rapid Alerts Center issued 5,424 warnings and reports related to food safety in 2020.
Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, the Kingdom’s environment, water and agriculture minister, has previously said that food waste costs the country SR40 billion ($10.6 billion) annually.
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