Jafco supermarket closed in Abu Dhabi for high-risk violations

The facility did not comply with food safety requirements.

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The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority issued a decision to administratively close the Jafco supermarket facility in Abu Dhabi, for violating the Food Law in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the legislation issued thereunder.

The authority explained that the food control report stated that the administrative closure decision came as a result of repeated high-risk violations, and the facility's failure to implement food safety requirements, which affects the level of food safety and consumer health, including monitoring the outbreak of insects in the facility, and the low level of cleanliness of refrigerators, floors and materials display areas. Food, vegetables and fruits, improper storage of meat, and displaying it for sale in a very bad condition, in addition to the inefficiency of the fish display area, and other violations.

Despite the successive inspection of the facility, the inspectors’ observations related to food health and safety requirements were not responded to, as the inspectors issued four violations and alerted the administrative closure, but they did not correct their conditions and complete the observations received against them.

The authority confirmed that the administrative closure order will remain in effect until the violation conditions are corrected, and the facility meets all the necessary requirements to ensure the health and safety of food.

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