Intensified inspections at restaurants, cafeterias and traditional bakeries in the Northern Governorate have curbed major violations though minor complaints were registered yesterday.
Exposed cooked food, improperly stored vegetables and sauces, a failure to display the Public Health certificate, and makeshift tools used at bakeries were registered by officials during an inspection campaign at a commercial block in Budaiya.
Other violations registered included lack of gloves, cleanliness, storing cleaning chemicals near dry food items, and subsidised flour used in a pastry shop.
The field visit was organised by Northern municipal councillor Mohammed Al Dossari who was accompanied by judicial officers from the Health Ministry’s Public Health Directorate and Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry as well as the Northern Municipality’s Licence Inspection Department.
“We have received several complaints from area residents about the general cleanliness of these establishments and we decided to do a surprise inspection along with the authorities concerned,” Mr Al Dossari told the GDN.
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