Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA)

Regulations of Accreditation for Food

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Steps of Application:

The applicant submits the required documents.
The applicant submits the required documents.
Evaluates the efficiency of the designs for the products covered by the technical regulation
and their compliance with the applicable SFDA technical regulations.
Evaluates the efficiency of the designs for the products covered by the technical regulation and their compliance with the applicable SFDA technical regulations.
Technical file evaluation.
Technical file evaluation.
Issuing a certificate
Issuing a certificate

Documents Requirement of Food Certificate of Conformity:

• Commercial Registration Certificate.
• Request for Certificate (RFC) / Certification Agreement.
• Valid Test Report.
• Declaration of Conformity.
• Quotation and Payment notification.
• Pictures of Product.
• Labelling of Product.
• Food registration number in SFDA.
• Health Certificate (if required).

Kind of valid test report:
Food import from India only accept test report from registered laboratories by SFDA in this link
Food imports from other countries accept test reports from accredited laboratories ISO/IEC 17025.

Validity of Food Certificate:

Three months or the arrival of the shipment for which the certificate is issued.

Food Technical regulations and Standards Used:

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