RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) recently conducted a field survey of bakeries and confectionery outlets to verify that they are correctly displaying the number of calories in their products, along with use-by dates and storage requirements.
According to the survey, around 70 percent of bakeries and patisseries in Riyadh and Qussaim are displaying the ingredients and calorie content of food and beverages properly.
The most notable violations included miscalculating calorie content; not displaying calorie content on all menus; not displaying the calorie content of each item on the menu; not specifying calories separately for each method of preparation; and not including the required phrase: