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By applying the Saudi Vision 2030 that mandates facilitating trade through the customs ports,
Saudi Food & Drug Authority announces to implement
“Food & Cosmetic Product Conformity Certification Program”
This program allows food & cosmetic products’ importers, traders and contractors to have
pre-shipments conformity assessment procedure taken before shipping to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Industrial Inspection Services Company (TUV Austria) has collaborated with SFDA in issuing
Certificates of Conformity that comply with Saudi/GSO Technical Regulations and
Standards.
MasterCert is a partner company of TUV Austria which is an authorized Certification &
Inspection Body by SFDA to issue Food Products CoC.
The purpose of this program is
to ensure the safety and conformity of imported food products through standards assessments,
otherwise non-conformity food products will take longer to be scrutinized. TUV Austria,
through its experts in food products, does this by examining samples from products and
pre-shipments before providing certificate of conformity.
Once again, by applying
these standards Saudi Food & Drug Authority aims at certifying that food is usable for human
consumption. This inevitably leads to healthy society that makes healthy choices.
To obtain this Certificate of Conformity, food & cosmetic consignments at the country of supply will be subjected to
Certificate of Conformity Issuance for Food & Cosmetic Products
Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)
All regulated food products should be accompanied by a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) issued by an entity authorized by SFDA to ensure conformity of the food with the applicable SFDA/GSO technical regulations and standards.
The CoC facilitates customs clearance of the imported shipment immediately at customs ports and release the shipment on the same day.
Food, Cosmetic Products
The assessment scheme consists of:
Test reports from the following entities will be considered:
Applicable standards are Saudi/GSO Technical Regulations and Standards.