Municipality starts school food inspection campaign

Food Inspection Section of Dubai Municipality recently organized an integrated inspection campaign to ensure the safety of food supplied in Dubai, specifically in educational institutions.

Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Ali, Head of Food Inspection Section said the campaign is designed to ensure the safety of food supplied in schools through food supply companies to prevent circulation of food received from anonymous or unauthorized sources.

"It also aims to make the kitchen and preparation areas in educational institutions complying with the technical and health specifications of the Food Control Department and to educate school administrations about the risks related to students' food," he said.

"Because of holidays for some of the institutions, the campaign could cover only 177 out of 220 educational institutions, and achieved the desired objectives and some violations were found in sanitary and technical requirements and the hygiene practices of workers in food preparation. Immediate corrective actions have been taken", he added.

"The campaign recommendations included plans for immediate corrective actions by catering companies' officials, sending circulars to food suppliers of educational institutions to take necessary permits from the Food Control Department, intensify awareness and educational campaigns organized by educational institutions for nutrition awareness among students, teachers and parents, as well as to follow-up hot and cold food supplied or prepared in schools during transport, receiving, supply and delivery, and provide training on how to measure food temperature in all stages, aiming at eliminating all types of malpractices," Al-Ali noted.

He called upon the parents to follow up the types of food used by their children in educational institutions and notice remarks received from children about the food circulation and distribution outlets and inform the Municipality.

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