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52,233 inspections conducted across environment,

health, food sectors during H1 2024: Dubai

Municipality

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DUBAI, 30th July, 2024 (WAM) — Dubai Municipality carried out 52,233 inspection visits in the
fields of environment, health, and food during the first half of 2024. These visits were targeted at
ensuring that various activities and organisations in the city were adhering to the standards
adopted regarding consumer products, food safety, health, and safety, as well as general health, in
addition to the approved environmental standards.

Dr. Naseem Mohammad Rafee, Acting CEO of the Environment, Health and Safety Agency
at Dubai Municipality, highlighted the Municipality’s commitment to conducting regular inspection
visits and campaigns throughout the year to create a robust food and health ecosystem, as well as
a sustainable and conducive environment that supports flexible food supply chains and ensures
food security in Dubai.

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.”

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.
Dubai Municipality’s food safety inspection teams carried out around 18,374 inspections at food
establishments across Dubai’s markets, including restaurants, hotels, cafés, 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.

Dubai Municipality’s environmental teams completed 4,331 inspection visits in total. Out of this,
3,378 of the inspections were of projects, industrial, and service facilities. The Municipality

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