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2/20/24, 11:39 AM Over 26,000 food establishments operate Dubai: Municipality
Sultan Al Taher, Director of Food Safety at Dubai Municipality, told the Emirates

News Agency (WAM) that 8 million tonnes of food enter Dubai annually through

various ports in the emirate, where they are subject to inspection and control.

He stressed that nearly 90% of all food and beverage imports destined for the UAE

pass through the emirate of Dubai.

Al Taher said that Gulfood is an important opportunity to highlight the Dubai

Municipality's efforts in building a sustainable food system in the emirate and

supporting the achievement of the goals of the emirate's Food Security Strategy."

He pointed to the importance of the municipality's participation in Gulfood, an

annual platform that brings together the most prominent food and beverage

producers and suppliers around the world to exchange experiences, learn about

global trends and future directions, and the latest developments in the food and

beverage industry, production, and trade.

Al Taher highlighted the Dubai Municipality Food Excellence Program (DM Food
Elite), which aims to recognise food establishments that excel in applying food

safety and nutrition standards, environmental sustainability, social responsibility,
innovation, and digitisation, in line with the country's initiatives in the Year of

Sustainability, and within the framework of the municipality's efforts and strategic
work axes in building a sustainable food system that ensures the safety and

sustainability of food systems and makes Dubai more sustainable every day.

During its participation in the exhibition, Dubai Municipality is showcasing its most

prominent integrated digital services that it provides to promote the food sector in

the Emirate of Dubai, from facilitating import and export procedures, registration of

food products and shipments, and enabling food establishments, traders, and

suppliers of food materials to learn about the latest safety standards, food

specifications, and environmental sustainability.

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