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SAUDI ARABIA – Eurofins Scientific, a French group of laboratories, has entered into a partnership with the shareholders of Saudi Ajal to successfully complete the acquisition of a majority stake in Ajal for Laboratories, a food testing laboratory based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Having worked together closely in the past, Eurofins and Ajal for Laboratories’ partnership will…
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SAUDI ARABIA – The National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA), the largest aquaculture operation of shrimp farming, fish farming and feed business in Saudi Arabia, has received the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) shrimp farm certification for producing vannamei shrimp. This makes it the first shrimp farm in the Middle East and North Africa region to be awarded this distinction, and in turn…
READ MORESAUDI ARABIA – The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has lifted its current restriction on the 30 months age limit for Irish cattle slaughtered for export into the Kingdom. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue met with the leadership of the SFDA in Riyadh where agreement in principle was reached. Further technical engagement will…
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KENYA – Saudi Arabia’s government has issued new requirements for Kenya’s meat exports requiring any meat to be exported to its country to be refrigerated and packed according to new regulations. The government in its new export requirements stated that chilled and frozen livestock meat should be properly wrapped in suitable packaging material to facilitate the release of consignment of…
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SAUDI ARABIA – The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has been named champion of the United Nation’s (UN) award for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It was honored for its efforts to prevent and control these diseases through nutrition-related legislation. In line with the Vision 2030 Quality of Life Program, the authority set out in 2018…
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