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| Source: MCI. |
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MCI) in KSA has confiscated some 150,000 items in an unlicensed plant at a farm east of Medina. Labourers were making detergents to be sold locally as being from Turkey. The site was shut down and those responsible are being investigated.
Inspectors visited the farm after a tip-off and found large quantities of raw materials that could be used to prepare different types of soaps, washing-up liquid and automotive windshield cleaners, as well as containers which identified the country of origin as Turkey. The site also failed hygiene, safety, storage and packaging regulations.
The MCI has been conducting inspection campaigns on factories, plants and warehouses in various parts of KSA to verify their authenticity and to ensure the absence of fraud. The MCI further calls on all consumers to report complaints and observations via the toll free hotline number 1900.
Inspectors visited the farm after a tip-off and found large quantities of raw materials that could be used to prepare different types of soaps, washing-up liquid and automotive windshield cleaners, as well as containers which identified the country of origin as Turkey. The site also failed hygiene, safety, storage and packaging regulations.
The MCI has been conducting inspection campaigns on factories, plants and warehouses in various parts of KSA to verify their authenticity and to ensure the absence of fraud. The MCI further calls on all consumers to report complaints and observations via the toll free hotline number 1900.