Penalties for throwing away leftover bread

Jeddah — Anyone found throwing away leftover bread will face penalties, including a fine. The weekly session of the Council of Ministers on Monday decided to include the dumping of leftover bread among the violations of municipal rules. Violators will face penalties, including fines. The wastage of bread in the Kingdom, which has the highest per capita consumption in the world, accounts for about 35 percent of the total production, according to a recent study. This has resulted in a flourishing black market for leftover bread which is used as fodder for livestock. Wheat flour for producing bread is highly subsidized in the Kingdom. Even though the Kingdom has the highest per capita bread consumption in the world, the price of bread is among the lowest. There has been no change in price of bread for the last 30 years.