The closure of popular kitchen in Sharjah for not adhering to standards and requirements

Sharjah City Municipality announced the organization of 5500 inspection visits to food facilities that started before entering the blessed month of Ramadan until now, to ensure the provision of safe and sound food according to the approved technical specifications and regulations, and educating workers as well as good health practices, and these visits include all food facilities such as restaurants, bakeries, sweets stores and other facilities that prepare and sell foods in general, as the health and safety of consumers comes within Municipal work priorities, within the municipal strategic plans to enhance the general health system in the emirate.

The municipality indicated that it allocated a team of 103 inspectors during the month of Ramadan to intensify the supervisory and awareness role, and to implement various campaigns and inspection visits, including various facilities working in selling, circulating and preparing food, especially kitchens and restaurants in light of their demand during the holy month.

The audit of these facilities comes based on clear criteria that have been set to cover all aspects such as methods of preparation, preparation and preservation of foodstuffs, the commitment of workers in good health practices and their access to occupational health cards as well as training them within the Sharjah Food Safety Program, and the criteria also include other requirements such as the cleanliness of the facility, equipment, tools, maintenance requirements and others.

She explained that kitchen kitchens operating in the city have been closed because they were not committed to standards, requirements and health controls, and many abuses that negatively affect the health of consumers have been monitored, as violations and violations were monitored during the intense and surprising periodic periodic campaigns organized by the municipality during the holy month of Ramadan to follow up on food facilities and ensure their commitment to organized health standards For the progress of the work, and educating its employees about the necessity of adhering to it.