Promotes restaurants and cafes in several cities in the country to smoke hookahs among girls by offering them free offers, advertised on social media sites and celebrities' pages, while limiting them to single girls (without males).
Restaurants and cafes offer discounts for a girl who attracts a friend or a relative, or a meal.
According to a worker at one of the major cafes - who declined to be named - "the presence of girls gives a bright atmosphere to the place, which justify the high price of orders."
A source in the National Tobacco Control Program told Emirates Al-Youm that this promotion is contrary to Federal Law No. 15 of 2009, which in its Article 4 prohibits any natural or legal person from advertising, advertising, promoting or sponsoring any tobacco products by any means aimed at encouraging On tobacco use, and prohibiting the printing or publication of a declaration aimed at promoting tobacco use.
The law stipulates that the penalty of this offense shall be imprisonment for a period of not less than one year, a fine of not less than 100,000 dirhams, not exceeding one million dirhams, or one of the two penalties.
In the event of a return to the commission of the offense, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not less than two years and a fine of not less than one million dirhams.
The source called on the municipalities and concerned authorities to activate their monitoring role on cafes and the implementation of the law to prevent this dangerous phenomenon to public health.
The Executive Regulation prohibits the distribution of tobacco or its products or associated goods in the form of prizes or gifts in any competitions or events, and the use of tobacco or its products as a means of advertising, advertising and promoting any other product, product or service.
The restaurants and cafés are also in conflict with UAE Vision 2021, which aims to reduce the prevalence of tobacco among men from 21.6% to 15.7%, and prevalence among women from 1.9 to 1.66%.
Emirates Today has posted ads on Social Media for restaurants and cafes that include offers to attract girls, ranging from free Argyle to price discounts.
The restaurant offered discounts to the girls if they had a lunch with Argyle, up to half the price offered to males.
The proprietor of the restaurant told Emirates Al-Youm that he would give the argyle free of charge to the customer if she was accompanied by another girl.
A restaurant published an ad saying, "Ladies, do not watch the free shisha night for ladies! Where the ladies will get a free shisha with an amazing taste of each and every two ».
A restaurant in one of the famous malls offered a free shisha for women on Wednesday, while another cafe addressed the girls by saying, "Do not miss the shisha for girls, ask for a shisha and get the second one for free, every Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday from 6 to 10 pm."
It also offers a free shisha cafe for girls if they watch football matches in major tournaments, as well as a hot drink.
The Municipality of Dubai said that the law prohibits advertising or promotion in any way or means of tobacco, or urges it to be dealt with, according to the director of the Department of Public Health and Safety in the municipality, Rida Salman, who confirmed the violation of 25 establishments that advertised and advertised tobacco products during last year.
Salman said that the law punishes the establishments violating the fine by 100 thousand dirhams, and double the amount in case of repeated violation, up to one million dirhams, adding that the municipality is committed in this regard the application of Federal Law No. (15) Tobacco control and non-compliance, including any propaganda, advertising or promotion practices in accordance with Article (4) of the Law and the Regulations (5-10).
He said: "The municipality is also carrying out awareness campaigns throughout the year, the last of which was last October, to limit the advertising and advertising of tobacco products, and to clarify matters to the violators and warn them of the punishment resulting from them. Salman said that the municipality monitors any practices that would advertise or promote shisha or tobacco in general in the social media, as well as having a system of recording communications around the clock, either through the call center 800900 or the smart application «i Dubai».
Shisha diseases
According to a report issued by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, shisha smoke contains a large amount of toxic substances, which cause many diseases, including cancer, noting that some of these substances are effectively absorbed by shisha smokers and then appear in the breath, blood and urine .
He added that the evidence shows that smoking hookah tobacco is linked to cancer of the mouth, esophagus and lung, and may be associated with cancer of the stomach and bladder. There is also evidence of tobacco smoke associated with respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease, gum disease, low birth weight, chronic rhinitis, male infertility, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and mental health impairment.
A restaurant offering a discount for girls if they eat a lunch with argyle up to 50% of the price offered to males.
A restaurant offers a free argyle for the customer if she is accompanied by another girl.
A cafe offering a presentation for girls if they watch football matches .. Free shisha and hot drink.
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A facility that Dubai Municipality has violated due to the announcement of tobacco products over the past year.