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Dubai Municipality registers over 1.5 million

food products in 2023

By Middle East News 247 February 23, 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

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