Food Certificate of Conformity (COC)

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)

Conformity assessment Services for Food Products is a service through which a Food Product Registered by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is reviewed to issue a certificate of conformity for this product.
Tabseer is registered with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) as the entity granting Conformity Certificates for foods to speed up Customs Clearance Procedures.

The main role of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority SFDA is to ensure the safety, accuracy, and effectiveness of products related to human health, as it has the authority to supervise the relevant facilities and the various activities, starting from manufacturing, importing, and registering the products within its scope.
SFDA is also responsible for setting and updating all the mandatory standards that regulate food and drug products, whether they are locally manufactured or imported to the kingdom, in addition to its main role regarding consumer awareness.

The main role of SFDA is to ensure the safety, accuracy, and effectiveness of products related to human health, as it has the authority to supervise the relative facilities and the various activities starting from manufacturing, importing, and registering the products within its scope.
SFDA is also responsible for setting and updating all the mandatory standards that regulate food and drug products, whether they are locally manufactured or imported to the kingdom, in addition to its main role regarding consumer awareness.

SFDA conformity assessment program

In line with the Kingdom Vision 2030 objectives, the SFDA registration Saudi Arabia aims to ensure the safety and quality of all products placed in the Saudi market, so the SFDA product registration sets its conformity assessment program to ensure that food products conform to the relevant standards and technical regulations.

All cosmetics and food products exported to Saudi Arabia must conform to SFDA food registration to obtain the certificate of conformity and then the shipments can be cleared and placed in the markets.

SFDA Food Certificate of Conformity (CoC)

SFDA requires a sfda certificate or a food certificate of conformity to ensure the products comply with its safety, efficacy, and quality standards, as the company submits a file according to the SFDA requirements.All food production and distribution-related activities and facilities are also regulated by the SFDA coc certificate saudi arabia, and are required to obtain certificates after applying for approvals, being inspected, and found to comply with the SFDA standards and regulations.

SFDA food Certificate of Conformity process

The importer must submit a request of certification and declaration of conformity.

Completing required technical documents.

Sampling and physical inspection process.

Testing report issued by an accredited laboratory for each shipment.

Conformity Assessment to the required standards and regulations.

Label review in accordance with SFDA requirements

Container loading supervision, then container sealing.

Conformity certificate issuance.

Requirements for receiving a Food File

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Tabseer can help you with food products imported from

United Arab Emirates

Qatar

Bahrain

Kuwait

The Sultanate of Oman

Italy

France

India

China

Turkey

Morocco

Jordon

USA

Steps for issuing a Food conformity certificate

Fill out the certificate application and declaration of conformity for the importer or exporter through Tabseer Company.
Reviewing the request submitted by the exporter or importer for team.
Taking samples for analysis and supervising the loading.
Ensure the availability of all required documents for issuing the certificate and their compatibility with the regulations of the Saudi Arabia Food and Drug General Authority.
Issuance of the certificate.

How to register products in the Electronic Food Registration System (FRCS).

Food products imported or manufactured in Saudi Arabia are registered through the electronic food registration system

This program is mandatory for all companies that want to import food products into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Food and Drug Authority is responsible for monitoring and verifying the safety of products traded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and part of its oversight work is to list food products and develop the mechanism for that, in addition to developing the electronic listing system.

Companies are required to register food products with the Food and Drug General Authority, as it is the regulating body for food products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where food products imported or manufactured in Saudi Arabia are registered by submitting registration requirements in the electronic system for food registration, which enables companies to register products.

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