Amman – The inspection and monitoring teams at the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) conducted 69,007 inspection visits through its branches across various governorates of the Kingdom during 2024.
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Dr. Nizar Mhiedat, Director General of the JFDA, reviewed the key achievements and inspection visits, explaining that these visits were divided into 66,422 visits to food establishments, 2,172 visits to pharmaceutical establishments, including local and international pharmaceutical companies, warehouses, and pharmacies, in addition to 413 visits to medical supplies and equipment institutions and cosmetics.
Regarding violations, 2,084 establishments were found in violation, including 1,632 food establishments, 262 pharmaceutical establishments, and 190 medical supplies and cosmetics institutions. The inspection teams closed 523 establishments, including 422 food establishments, 77 pharmaceutical establishments, and 24 medical supplies and cosmetics institutions.
They also suspended operations or production in 2,312 establishments, of which 2,298 were food establishments, 3 pharmaceutical, and 11 medical supplies and cosmetics institutions.
The JFDA issued 35,495 warnings, including 35,339 warnings to food establishments, 141 to pharmaceutical establishments, and 15 to medical supplies and cosmetics institutions.
The authority also disposed of approximately 3,058 tons of food items and 137,065 liters of liquid food materials, in addition to 50 pharmaceutical disposal transactions and 937 tons of medical supplies and cosmetics materials.
The JFDA confiscated 5,307 tons of food products and 61,902 liters of liquid food, handled 11 retention transactions for pharmaceutical materials, and 28 for medical supplies and cosmetics for laboratory analysis.
Inspection teams also withdrew over 3,388 samples of food products in the local markets and imported consignments, as well as 10 pharmaceutical samples and 29 medical supplies and cosmetics samples.
In the customs centers, the authority processed 46,106 customs declarations, which included 67,574 items related to imported food materials, with a total weight of about 2.5 million tons.
There were 131 non-compliant items with an approximate weight of 1,902 tons, representing a violation rate of only 0.07% of the total weight of imported food materials. The JFDA took the necessary actions to dispose of 75 non-compliant items weighing 243 tons and re-exported 56 items weighing 1,659 tons.
The authority's laboratories conducted 689,764 laboratory tests, including 67,422 samples, of which 58,171 were food samples, 3,962 pharmaceutical samples, 2,377 medical supplies samples, and 2,912 tobacco samples.
The JFDA also handled 5,307 complaints from citizens through its designated channels, with the Food and Regional Directorate handling 3,956 complaints, the Drug Directorate handling 882, and the Medical Supplies Directorate handling 469 complaints.
Mhiedat emphasized that the modernization of the inspection system continues through digital technology, with electronic inspections of food establishments reaching their final stages.
He also noted that the related legislation has been developed, including the new 2024 Food Tracking Guidelines to enhance food security and trace food from its source to the consumer, along with guidelines for drug registration to ensure pharmaceutical security.
During 2024, the JFDA focused on developing specialized awareness programs, and its intensified efforts in education and awareness have contributed to strengthening self-regulation and raising awareness regarding violations, especially critical ones.
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