Page 287 - ENGLISH PR REPORT FEBRUARY 2024

2/23/24, 1:12 PM Dubai Municipality registers over 1.5m food products in 2023
Dubai Municipality

registers over 1.5m food
products in 2023

DUBAI, 1 hours, 53 minutes ago
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 Dubai Municipality infographic
registered food institutions in
Dubai.

The Municipality has conducted inspections on 7,367,163 tonnes 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, emphasised the
Municipality’s commitment to prioritising 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.

Al Taher said: “In 2023, the food industry showcased remarkable figures, highlighting Dubai’s
position as a global commercial hub. These results also underscore the efficacy of regulations and

https://tradearabia.com/news/HEAL_419282.html 1/2