The Public Health Department of Sharjah Municipality confirmed that it tightens control over food products traded in the local markets throughout the year and organizes periodic and surprise inspection campaigns on various food establishments to ensure food safety and suitability for consumption and enhance consumer confidence in food circulating in the Emirate. Head of Food Control Section in Sharjah Municipality.
Al-Muhairi explained that the Municipality is keen to take samples of foodstuffs displayed in various outlets on a regular basis and suddenly, and subjecting these samples to bacterial, chemical and physical laboratory tests by technicians in the municipality's food lab to ensure its safety and free of health risks and conformity with the prescribed specifications. Any complaints or reports about food The inspection teams of the public health sector and the central laboratories move immediately to take samples of the product and analyze it in the laboratory. T and fine, and up to close the facility if the offense is repeated, in cooperation with the competent authorities in the emirate.
In response to a question about the validity of food items displayed in the outlets and the remaining validity period of only one day or a few days, Muhairi said that the food is valid until the expiry date on the food label in the package, pointing out that the municipality immediately confiscated Any expired and destroyed materials, in addition to editing a violation on the site after calculating the weights of these materials according to the list of violations approved by the municipality.
Al Muhairi urged the public to carefully review the food label of the product to ensure its validity date, the proper way to store it at the right temperatures, and to ensure that all hygienic requirements are available in the place where products are displayed and stored, calling on community members to contact the municipality through the call center on 993 For any feedback regarding food safety in Sharjah city.