The Egyptian Chamber of Food Industries (CFI) indicates that there are over 7,000 food manufacturing companies operating in the country.
Egypt imported some $4 billion worth of food ingredients in 2017.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Israel: New Nutritional Labeling Regulation

On December 25, 2017, the Israeli parliament’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved new regulations requiring front of pack labeling for most prepackaged food products.