- “Food Safety” monitors unpleasant odors and insects in the facility’s kitchen
Abu Dhabi: «The Gulf»
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority issued a decision to administratively close the “Old Calicut Live Restaurant” facility in Abu Dhabi, which holds commercial license No. CN-2097134, for violating Law No. (2) of 2008 regarding food in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the legislation issued pursuant thereto, as well as for its danger to Public Health.
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 non-compliance with the cleanliness of equipment and the facility in general, and poor preservation of cooked and ready food, In addition to the poor preservation of foodstuffs in the refrigerator, mixing between meat and poultry with unpleasant odors that prove their corruption was monitored, and the spread of insects in the kitchen was monitored, and the facility was not committed to maintaining refrigeration in refrigerators, in addition to reusing empty containers and not writing production dates. And the completion and opening of all food, 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 a warning of administrative closure in addition to giving the facility a deadline to stop the effects of these violations, but it did not correct its conditions and complete the comments received against it.
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.
She stated that the administrative closure decisions and the detection of the observed abuses come within the framework of the inspection efforts aimed at strengthening the food safety system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and confirming the supervisory role, to ensure that all establishments adhere to food safety requirements, explaining that all establishments of different nature and food products are subject to periodic inspection by the inspectors of the authority. to ensure compliance with food safety requirements.
The authority called on the public to communicate with it, and to report any violations that are monitored in any food establishment or when they suspect the contents of the food item by calling the toll-free number of the Abu Dhabi government 800555 so that the authority’s inspectors can take the necessary action, in order to reach safe and sound food for all members of society in Emirate of Abu Dhabi.