Al Daayan Municipality’s Health Control Section conducted 253 inspection tours during April to ensure the safety of food products for consumers at various commercial outlets within its jurisdiction.
The inspection campaign resulted in issuing eight violation reports in accordance with law No 8 for 1990 on the regulation of human food control, 93 warnings and notifications for different outlets to rectify their situation and eight affidavits signed by different outlets to maintain the set food health and safety regulations.
In addition, 10 food samples were taken to the laboratories for tests from different locations and outlets. One such sample gave negative results, and the legal procedures taken
accordingly.
Due to the increasing food industry activities within the municipality, 14 new food facilities and outlets were reviewed by the section to issue them with new operation licences.
Similarly, Al Shammal Municipality and Al Khor and Al Thakhira Municipality have conducted a broad inspection campaign at the Iftar sites and the places where Iftar meals are distributed separately at each municipality.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment in co-operation with the Doha Municipality have removed an encroachment on the state-owned property at Al Hilal Area, where a wall was erected to close a public corridor.
Inspection at an Iftar site.
