RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the Arab League, Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Matar, participated in the second Arab Coordination Meeting at Delegate Level at the bloc’s headquarters in Cairo to prepare for the sixth Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum next Wednesday in Marrakech.
The meeting was held under the joint chairmanship of the acting permanent representative of Morocco to the Arab League, Hicham Ould Sallay; Russian Ambassador to Egypt Georgy Borizenko; and Dr. Khaled Manzalawi, the bloc’s assistant secretary-general and head of its international political affairs sector.
The meeting was attended by the permanent delegates to the Arab League, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Manzalawi said the preparatory meeting followed a consultation between the rotating Arab League president — Morocco — and the bloc’s General Secretariat to discuss arrangements for holding the Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum.
He stressed the importance of the forum given the weight of Russia’s role and its supportive positions on many Arab issues in international organizations, as well as to discuss the consolidation of Arab-Russian relations in the economic and cultural fields.
Saudi Arabia participates in preparations for Arab-Russian forum
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Saudi Arabia participates in preparations for Arab-Russian forum
Saudi watchdog warns of possible health risk from Nestle baby formula
- Company voluntarily recalls its Nan, Alfamino, S-26 Gold and S-26 Ultima products over concerns they might be contaminated with cereulide, a toxin produced by bacteria
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority says recall is precautionary and no related illnesses have been reported, but advises consumers to dispose of recalled products immediately
RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority on Tuesday warned the public not to consume certain Nestle infant formula products, after the company issued a voluntary recall over concerns about possible contamination.
The advisory covers products marketed under the Nan, Alfamino, S-26 Gold and S-26 Ultima brands. They might be contaminated with cereulide, a toxin produced by the Bacillus cereus bacteria, which can pose a risk to infant health, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Saudi authority said the recall was a precautionary measure and no related illnesses have been reported. Possible symptoms of exposure can include nausea, repeated vomiting and abdominal pain.
It advised consumers to dispose of the recalled products immediately, and said it was coordinating with Nestle to ensure they are removed from stores and is monitoring the process.
Full details of the affected products, including batch numbers, are available at the Saudi Food and Drug Authority website. The organization said consumers can report any food safety concerns by calling 19999.
