Nearly 100 Dubai Eateries Shut Down Over Hygiene Issues
- Dubai Municipality gave temporary closure orders to 94 restaurants and cafes between January and June 2017
- The food outlets have been given temporary closure for failing to follow hygiene rules, including some for having insects crawling around their premises
- More than 15,600 inspections have been carried out in 2017, meaning many were repeatedly visited to ensure their standards had not slipped
- While 94 eateries were shut down, 1409 food establishments in Dubai received Excellent and Gold rating during the first half of 2017
- Dubai Municipality is the municipal body with jurisdiction over city services and the upkeep of facilities in Dubai, under the Government of Dubai
- 45% of Dubai’s shawarma shops were shit down from 1st November, 2016,
- In January 2017, Dubai Municipality ordered non-renewal licenses of 119 cafes and the closure of their activities for violating the terms of the Federal Law on Tobacco Control
- Dubai Municipality’s rules make it mandatory to ensure proper refrigeration of raw materials, enough space for the storage of cooking tools, separate facilities for defrosting frozen meat, thorough cleansing of vegetables and proper ways of waste disposal
- Dubai Municipality has undertaken many development projects in Dubai, which are set to be completed by 2021, such as the Dubai Convention Centre, Gulf Safari, Vertical Industrial City, Dubai Steps, Sewage Tunnels for Dubai
