Mhidat: Canned tuna products traded in the Kingdom are safe

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Al-Anbat - Noor Almasri

 

Director General of the State Foundation for Food and Medicine Prof. Nizar Mahmoud Mhidat confirmed that all canned tuna products traded in the Kingdom are safe according to the requirements of technical rule No. 1103 In conformity with the Food Constitution Authority's Standard No. 193 for the screening of contaminants in food, including mercury.

 

Mhidat added that all imported and local food products, including fish and its products, including canned tuna products, are subject to health requirements and technical rules derived from the World Food Constitution Authority. He pointed out that canned tuna products traded in the Kingdom are produced from healthy tuna fish species that conform to the technical rule and are packaged in sealed containers and treated thermally enough to ensure their suitability for consumption, as confirmed by laboratory tests that these products undergo in the Foundation's laboratories by qualified technicians using the latest and most accurate laboratory devices.

 

In addition, in order to emphasize the safety and quality of food products and their conformity with technical rules, Mhidat pointed out that the Foundation implements periodic monitoring programs throughout the year, including the examination of random samples of canned tuna products traded in local markets.

 

The Foundation is constantly keen to follow up the results of various scientific reports, studies and research related to food safety, whose results and recommendations are taken into account and discussed by its technical committee specialized in scientific research.