The Dubai Municipality has ordered rapid quality improvement measures for 257 eateries and temporarily closed down 15 others for low standards in food safety.
The action against the violators took place after the inspections during the last quarter of 2011, it was announced on Monday.
The 15 food outlets that were closed down due to critical violations considered to be hazardous to public health were cafeterias and restaurants in different parts of the emirate, said Sultan Ali Al Tahir who heads the Food Inspection Section at the Food Control Department of the municipality. “The major violations we found in many of these outlets were ineffective pest control measures and a lack of hygiene,” he said, adding that the eateries were allowed to reopen after they took corrective measures within a week or so.
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