Following in the footsteps of its neighbouring country United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia has begun introducing halal regulatory system in the last couple of years. Saudi Arabia began setting up a Halal Center within Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) followed by the introduction of an approval system of foreign halal certification bodies. The new approval system for Halal certification bodies replaces the previous requirement of halal certification bodies to be recognized by Muslim World League for their halal certificate to be accepted in Saudi Arabia. Just like for UAE, the halal certification body needs to be accredited by an SFDA recognized accreditation body to get registered with SFDA.
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