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1.5 million food products registered with Dubai

Municipality in 2023

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Dubai Municipality revealed that the number of food products registered with it until the end of 2023
reached 1.5 million products, in addition to 217,642 requests for registration and evaluation of food
products at the emirate level. It also issued 99,567 health export certificates for food, so that these
numbers reflect the municipality’s efforts in Enhancing the flexibility of the food sector in the Emirate of
Dubai, and ensuring that residents enjoy safe, food-safe and healthy products that meet the highest
approved international standards.
The municipality has applied integrated standards in the field of food safety control, whether imported
from abroad or within the emirate’s markets, as the number of inspection visits it carried out on food
establishments during the past year reached 65,230 visits to the total number of establishments
registered in Dubai, which number 26,612 establishments. Nutritional.

The total weight of food shipments inspected by the municipality reached seven million 367 thousand
and 163 tons, and included more than two million 272 thousand and 400 food items. The number of
food shipments inspected reached more than 363,553 food shipments, and about 533,790 food
containers.

The Director of the Food Safety Department in Dubai Municipality, Sultan Al Taher, confirmed that
developing the food sector in the emirate, supporting it and providing the necessary facilities for its
growth and enhancing investment opportunities in it are among the priorities of Dubai Municipality, and
within its plans to build a sustainable food system and ensure the provision of flexible food supply chains
for all commodities. This supports achieving the goals of the “Food Security Strategy in the Emirate of
Dubai.”

Al-Taher said: “During the past year, the food sector achieved remarkable numbers that reflect the status
of the Emirate of Dubai and its location as a global commercial center, and confirm the flexibility of
regulations and laws that strengthened the strength of the sector and increased the rates of growth and
development and investment opportunities in it.”

He pointed out that Dubai Municipality is working to ensure the provision of protection and proactive
prevention for members of society from food risks, through continuous monitoring of all institutions and
activities operating in the food sector throughout the year, to ensure food safety in the emirate, and to
monitor the extent of compliance and adherence to approved quality standards and standards, in order
to enhance For the quality of life of residents and visitors of the Emirate of Dubai. The municipality
participated in the Gulfood Exhibition for the year 2024, as it is an annual platform that brings together
the most prominent food and beverage producers and suppliers around the world, to exchange
experiences and learn about global and future trends, the latest developments in the industry,
production and trading of food and beverages, and to introduce new food companies to investment
opportunities in the Emirate of Dubai.

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