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Dubai Municipality registers over 1.5 million

food products in 2023

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(MENAFN- Orient Planet Group) Dubai, UAE, February 22, 2024,

Dubai Municipality registered over 1.5 million food products in 2023, with 217,642 applications
for the registration and assessment of food products across the Emirate. Additionally, the
Municipality issued 99,567 health certificates for exported food, reflecting its commitment to

enhancing the flexibility of Dubai's food sector. These figures underscore the Municipality’s
dedication to ensuring residents’ access to safe, nutritious, and healthy food items that comply

with the highest internationally accredited standards.

The Municipality has implemented extensive food safety control measures for both imported
and domestically produced goods. In the previous year alone, a total of 65,230 inspection

visits were carried out across the 26,612 registered food institutions in Dubai.

The Municipality has conducted inspections on 7,367,163 tons of food shipments, involving

over 2,272,400 individual food items. These inspections covered more than 363,553 food
shipments and approximately 533,790 food containers.

Priority

Sultan Al Taher, Director of the Food Safety Department at Dubai Municipality, emphasized
the Municipality’s commitment to prioritizing the development of the food industry by offering

support, providing necessary infrastructure, and promoting investment opportunities to

encourage its growth. These initiatives are in line with Dubai Municipality’s dedication to
establishing a sustainable food system, ensuring the availability of adaptable food supply

chains for all commodities, and aligning with the goals of the Dubai Food Security Strategy.

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