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7/31/24, 10:55 AM Dubai Municipality conducts 52,233 inspections in environment, health, and food fields during first half of 2024
supports flexible food supply chains and ensures food security in Dubai. Dr. Rafee additionally stated that the
Municipality aims to maintain a sustainable environment and preserve natural resources, thereby strengthening
Dubai’s position as an appealing and sustainable city offering exceptional quality of living.

Dr. Rafee Said: “Dubai Municipality places a major emphasis on the food, environment, and safety sectors. We
constantly strive to develop these sectors and enhance their safety through monitoring to guarantee the highest
standards of safety and quality of life in the Emirate. Additionally, we seek to offer a cutting-edge infrastructure that
supports the growth of businesses and initiatives while ensuring strict compliance with all the laws, regulations,

and guidelines enacted in Dubai and the UAE.”

Health and Safety

The Municipality’s health and safety teams, which comprises of 95 supervisors, carried out 26,566 inspection visits
through 6 campaigns which were aimed at hotel facilities, shisha cafes, hair salons, beauty centers, worker’s

houses, and societal markets. The teams also ensured the safety of public places and buildings, as well as
playgrounds and event venues, in addition to industrial and professional enterprises, infrastructure projects and
temporary activities.

Additionally, the Municipality’s campaigns targeted at ports evaluated more than 17,000 shipments of consumer

products, which is equivalent to 145,000 tons, guaranteeing their adherence to the approved consumer
specifications and requirements. It also ensured the compliance of oversighted organizations specialized in
consumer products trade to these safety standards.

Food safety

Dubai Municipality’s food safety inspection teams carried out around 18,374 inspections at food establishments

across Dubai’s markets, including restaurants, hotels, cafes, as well as commercial centres, hypermarkets,
supermarkets, and temporary events, which totalled 31 events. Moreover, there were 2,733 reports in total on food
safety.

Furthermore, the number of food establishments in the Emirate totalled 25,000 during the first half of 2024, with
additional 1,373 new establishments opened in this period.

Environmental sustainability

Dubai Municipality’s environmental teams finished 4,331 inspection visits in total. Out of this, 3,378 of the
inspections were of projects, industrial, and service facilities. The Municipality employs a smart inspection system
to efficiently plan and carry out environmental monitoring tasks, thereby streamlining its operations. Furthermore,

to guarantee that businesses comply with approved environmental laws and legislations, the Municipality is
organizing a virtual awareness campaign.

The Municipality further conducted a total of 783 inspections, which were targeted at monitoring the marine
environment, observing coastal regions, and gathering samples from the sea. These inspections further ensured

that all the projects within these areas comply with the environmental laws and legislation in the Emirate. In
addition, campaigns include 170 inspection visits as part of the monitoring program for natural reserves in Dubai.

Public health

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