(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Sidi Mohamed / The Peninsula
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce and the Ministry of Public Health, will intensify inspections of food outlets before and during the fasting month of ‘Ramadan' to check if they are complying with health regulations.
'We have already started the preparations and we do conduct routine inspection visits. However, we will intensify inspections with more raids before and during the holy month of Ramadan. We will focus more on restaurants which provide Ramadan dishes, supermarkets and cafeteria, a ministry source told The Peninsula.
'During occasions like Ramadan, we don't give leave or vacation to inspectors, except during some emergency, he added.
"During the initial days of Ramadan we will focus more on supermarkets and restaurants while during the middle of the month, we will focus on shops selling Garangao treats including nuts, dried fruits, chocolates and during the last phase of the month, we focus on abattoirs. What prompted us to intensify inspections on these facilities during a specific period is the rush that some outlets witness. The restaurants will see overwhelming demand for food and so employees may not give proper attention to the health standards and requirements, so we should monitor such facilities, he added.
"We will conduct visits at eateries preparing food, so our teams will make sure that outlets preparing Iftar and Suhoor meals during the fasting month will meet the health requirements."
Inspections visits will be more also on the central market because fruits and vegetables are perishable and most of them are imported.
The Ministry official urged the public to avoid shopping while hungry and also visit shops and supermarkets which see more customers instead of the ones no one visits. He also stressed that people must check the products' date when buying ready dishes and not to leave it for a long time in the car.
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