Akhir 11, 1432, March 16, 2011, SPA -- The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has informed all laboratories operating in the border ports, about the importance of a radiation survey of all consumer goods imported from Japan. In a latest notification to the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry asked the Council to inform all importers of Japanese consumer goods, on the necessity of conducting tests so as to examine that these are free from any radioactive contamination. The Ministry also asserted that companies granting certificates of goods' conformity shall take such measures before granting certificates. The Ministry informed Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization and Saudi Customs of those preventive measures to reduce the leakage of radioactive-contaminated goods.
