Riyadh: Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Dr. Hisham Aljadhey launched the ‘Automation and Use of Artificial Intelligence for Food Control’ initiative during the fourth edition of the Digital Government Forum 2025, held in Riyadh from November 5 to 6.

According to Saudi Press Agency, Dr. Aljadhey emphasized that the initiative relies on employing a range of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence and robotic automation for control operations. He explained that the initiative reflects the SFDA’s strategic direction to leverage modern technologies to enhance the quality and efficiency of control procedures, expedite food data analysis, and enable proactive responses to potential risks.

He noted that these advanced technologies accurately process and analyze food data, contributing to improved risk assessment of chemical and microbial contaminants, and achieving more than ninety-nine percent accuracy in assessing food exposure to additives. Operationally, the initiative has reduced processing time by more than eighty percent and saved over three thousand working hours per month.

This initiative represents an extension of the SFDA’s commitment to enhancing product safety, improving quality of life, and adopting modern technologies in its operations, in line with the objectives of the Health Sector Transformation Program, one of the key initiatives under Saudi Vision 2030.