The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) was established under the Council of Ministers resolution no (1) dated 07/01/1424 H, as an independent body corporate that directly reports to The President of Council of Ministers. SFDA assumes the procedural, executive, and supervisory, which carried out by the currently existing agencies. The main objectives of the SFDA is to ensure safety of food, drug for human and animal, safety of biological and chemical substance as well as electronic devices that related to human health.The Authority’s Board of directors is composed as following:
• Representative of Ministry of Interior
• Representative of Ministry of Interior
• Representative of Ministry of Commerce
• Representative of Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing
• Representative of Ministry of Finance
• Representative of Ministry of Health
• Representative of Ministry of Education
• Representative of Ministry of Economy and Planning
• Representative of Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture
• Representative of Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
• General Director of Saudi Arabian Commission for Specifications and Standardizations
• Executive President of SFDA
• Four representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Kingdom to be nominated by the Council of Saudi Chambers for a period of three years (renewable once)
• Two representatives of SFDA employees, one of them specialized in food sector and the other in drug sector. They will be nominated by H.E CEO of SFDA for a three years(renewable once)The appointment of Council members shall be pursuant to a resolution by the Council of Ministers.
Royal Decree No. (A/181) dated 26/08/1473 AH was issued appointing H.E. Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al Rabiah as a Chairman Board of Directors