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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

In line with its massive monitoring and inspection activities in the field of public health, the Municipality’s
teams made around 2,962 visits to ensure that the technical and health regulations were strictly followed. Of

these, 2,625 visits were to inspect veterinary facilities, and 337 to public health pest control companies. In

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