An unlicensed supermarket has been shut down in Al Khor

A spate of food safety and other violations have come up in recent times. Thanks to alert officers, many shops have been cautioned, hit with huge fines and shut down for varying periods of time.

Continuing the trend, the Al Khor-Al Dhakhira Municipality permanently shut down an illegal supermarket that had been functioning without licence at an animal farm in Al Khor, reported The Peninsula.

The municipality’s inspectors found the supermarket selling food without the necessary permit, in violation of Law No. 8 of 1990 on Regulation of Human Food Control.

Other violations included not putting labels on some food items and not complying with health standards.

Meanwhile, a resident complained against a restaurant in Al Najma, saying it was preparing food and storing it inside a labour accommodation in the same area.

After thorough checking, inspectors from the Health Monitoring Section at Doha Municipality found that the restaurant was storing food supplies at room temperature and preparing food in unhealthy conditions at a labour accommodation and then bringing it to the restaurant. Legal procedures were taken against them.

Al Shamal Municipality also held inspection campaigns against food outlets and restaurants.