- JEDDAH: The Jeddah municipality has ordered the destruction of over 1,800kg of fish confiscated at the fish market on the grounds that they were not suitable for human consumption.
The municipality said a further 200kg of fish were found to be suitable and were given to welfare societies to distribute among the poor and needy.
Director of the municipality’s department of slaughterhouses and animal markets Dr. Nasser ibn Muhammad Al-Jarallah said the inspection campaigns covered 102 fishmongers, four parks for trucks carrying frozen fish and four cafeterias offering fish sandwiches.
He also said imported fish is also inspected to make sure that they are suitable for human consumption.