A joint campaign for a number of relevant authorities to inspect the markets and shops selling fish in the city of Riyadh. During the campaign, about a ton and a half of fish unfit for consumption were confiscated and destroyed, and a number of violating shops were punished.

Implementation of a campaign to monitor and inspect fish markets and shops in Riyadh, Thursday, January 23, 2020, with the participation of a number of relevant authorities, represented by the Saudi Aquaculture Association, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and the Ejadah initiative launched by the Riyadh Municipality to increase the procedures for control and inspection of markets, and with the participation of the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Commerce and the Association Consumer Protection and the Riyadh Police as part of the efforts being made to correct the conditions of fish and fish products markets in the Kingdom, in implementation of the official regulations and instructions for implementing the highest standards of quality and food safety, and working to intensify inspection campaigns on fish markets and fish products, as the team made extensive tours to a number of fish stores In Riyadh, 1470 kg of violating fish were confiscated and destroyed, and 7 violations were issued by the Ministry of Labor for violations related to Saudi labor regulations, and the Ministry of Commerce closed one shop for a violation related to commercial concealment.

By monitoring the fish and fish products markets in the Kingdom, which consist of a number of governmental and private agencies, on the continuity of strict control and inspection procedures for all fish markets, shops and outlets in the Kingdom in order to contribute to raising the quality of seafood in the Kingdom and preserving the rights and safety of consumers in the Kingdom to ensure the display and sale of fish products Safe and healthy with the best food safety standards and requirements.