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6/7/24, 1:50 PM Dubai Municipality hosts second session of Dubai Food Safety Forum to raise awareness - Middle East News 247

Dubai Municipality hosts second session of Dubai

Food Safety Forum to raise awareness

By Middle East News 247 June 6, 2024

Dubai Food Safety Forum, organized by Dubai Municipality, holds its second session today on June 6, in

observance of World Food Safety Day, which falls on June 7 every year. The second session of the Forum is
being held at Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, the Palm, Jumeirah, under the theme ‘Food Safety: Preparing for
the Unexpected.’

Dubai Food Safety Forum aims to raise public awareness of the critical impact that food safety has on
protecting public health, promoting collaboration among partners, as well as highlighting the significance of

proactive measures to avert and respond to food safety incidents. As a major hub for international trade and
economic exchange, the UAE, and the Emirate of Dubai, play a critical role in protecting and preserving the
resilience of the global food supply chain.

H.E. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, emphasized the numerous challenges that

humanity faces today, with their effects impacting various vital sectors, such as food accessibility and safety.
This underscores the need for concerted and persistent international action to identify solutions that support
the maintenance of global supply chain, assurance of a safe and healthy food sector, and even the
development of adequate plans for any global crisis. In keeping with this, the UAE’s proactive and strategic

approach has reinforced its focus on global indicators and helped to create an integrated and sustainable
food system.

H.E. Al Hajri said: ” In order to improve the Emirate of Dubai’s readiness and capacity to handle potential
challenges and crises, while also maintaining the highest standards of food safety and health, the Dubai

Municipality is actively formulating comprehensive plans to build a sustainable food and health system.
Moreover, this is intended to achieve the Emirate’s vision of becoming the world’s leading city for living,
working, sustainability, and quality of life by guaranteeing that communities have access to safe and quality

food.”

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