Law enforcement officers at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) have detected five shops that had been selling or using expired products.

One of these is a shop in Al Wakrah that specialises in making cakes and ice-cream. The officers found that expired materials were being used to make food items.

Meanwhile, a supermarket in the Umm Salal area was found selling expired items, while two beauty parlours in Madinat al-Shamal were also found using expired materials.

Another beauty salon in the Old Airport area was using expired cosmetics, the officers found.

The revelations came during an intensive search campaign conducted by inspectors of the MEC’s Consumer Protection Department (CPD) in various parts of the country in co-ordination with the security entities concerned.

The CPD has urged consumers to report any such violations on the toll-free hotline - 8005000.


PHCC to celebrate accreditation today


Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will celebrate its achievement of receiving Accreditation Canada International’s (ACI) platinum level recognition today. Certificates will be distributed to all the health centres on the occasion.

The ACI came as a result of the hard and diligent work over three years which included a deep assessment of all health centres and other departments and an accurate review of all systems including patient safety and medical techniques. ACI is one of the most prestigious accreditation organisations which evaluates healthcare organisations with strict assessment standards and high standards quality of care to the patients.


Pension to be transferred to bank on July 20

Qatar’s General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA) will transfer pension to bank accounts of retired employees on July 20 as per the administrative directive issued by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, a senior official said yesterday.

In a media statement, GRSIA Retirement Department Director Khalifa al- Khulaifi said, “The department has processed pensions on July 15 as per the list of retirees and transferred to the respective banks payable July 20.”

The decision, part of good governance, will enable retired staff to receive their pensions well ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holidays in order to prepare for the festival and meet their family needs, he added.

 

FM receives phone call from Kerry
HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu received a telephone call from US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday. They discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and emphasised the importance of the cease-fire initiative.

 
Shura Council chief leaves for Cairo
HE the Speaker of the Advisory (Shura) Council Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi left Doha yesterday, along with a delegation, for Cairo to participate in the 21st session of the emergency meeting of Arab Parliamentary Union.

North Korean man detained in alcohol case

A man, identified as a North Korean, has been detained by police for brewing alcohol and selling, sources said yesterday. Police are investigating.
The sources said the man was working as an interpreter for a group employing North Korean workers in a GCC country. He has been accused of selling alcohol to workers of North Korea and a third country.
The sources said that he had also been accused of dealing in drugs which had been seized from his car.
If found guilty by the court, he will be sentenced to a jail term followed by deportation, the sources said.

Qaeda suspects rob  Yemen post office
Suspected Al Qaeda militants attacked a post office in Yemen’s southeastern Hadramawt province, killing a policeman and making off with 2mn Yemeni riyals ($10,000), security officials said in Sanaa yesterday.
The policeman was guarding the post office in the town of Hura when attackers late Tuesday killed him and fled with the cash, the officials said.

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