I can tell from your sarcasm that I have offended you. That was not my intention. I apologize.

The information I received was from what appears to be reputable sites. Many of them repeat the same info, and when I keep reading it, what am I to think other than it might be true? I'm not yet there to check it out myself so can only rely on what I read on the Internet. I ask the questions on this board to see if people living in Qatar agree with what I read. Because I don't want to accept what these websites say without also asking people who currently live there. But most of what I have read about Qatar and Doha has been very positive. Qatar sounds like a beautiful, wonderful place with very friendly people. Here are some of the websites which discuss food/water safety:

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/health.ehtml?o=230&NAV_guide_cla...

http://www.ameinfo.com/qatar_health/

http://www.southtravels.com/middleeast/qatar/health.html

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/travelguide/Qatar/Index.html

http://www.flightline.co.uk/destguide/destination.php?dest=Qatar&sec=Health