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Al Ain City Municipality carried out 22,000 inspection visits to non-food establishments during the first half

Al Ain, July 13 / WAM / The Al Ain City Municipality, represented by the Public Health Department, carried out more than 22,000 inspection visits to non-food establishments during the first half of 2026, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance compliance with health and regulatory requirements, and maintain public health and the quality of services provided to the community.

Statistics showed that the campaigns and oversight visits included 6,148 establishments, while the number of registered establishments reached 1,441 establishments, in addition to the implementation of 5,489 awareness initiatives aimed at raising the level of awareness of health and safety requirements among establishment owners and workers.

Hazzam Abdullah Al Dhaheri, Director of the Public Health Department in Al Ain City Municipality, confirmed that the oversight efforts implemented by the municipality come within the framework of a proactive approach aimed at enhancing levels of public health and safety, and establishing a culture of compliance with the requirements and regulations approved by various commercial activities, pointing out that the municipality continues to develop its oversight system by intensifying field visits, implementing awareness programs, and launching specialized campaigns according to priorities that respond to community requirements.

He explained that the inspection work resulted in issuing 2,335 warnings and issuing 321 violations against non-compliant establishments, noting that the Al Ain City Municipality continued to implement specialized control campaigns, which included comprehensive and deep cleaning campaigns in the vegetable and fish market, and an inspection operation to follow up on cleanliness work in the market, and on drinking water tanks and coolers, and public swimming pools in hotels, sports clubs and educational facilities.

The inspection tours included non-food commercial activities, which included beauty centres, dye shops, art workshops, and gaming and entertainment halls, in addition to implementing 4 specialized monitoring campaigns in the southern sector, the Al-Amra region, and gaming and entertainment halls, in addition to the Eid Al-Adha campaign, where the visits focused on verifying the fulfillment of health and preventive requirements, the safety of the work environment, and adherence to approved standards.

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