A food safety agency has revealed that it conducted more than 103,000 inspection visits in 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) undertook 103,000 inspections during 2023, covering all food establishments within the country. They resulted in 3,391 violations and 27,895 warnings.
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Canadian officials won’t release any information about an E. coli investigation involving beef despite the fact that more than 860 products have been recalled. The CFIA has warned five countries about the recalled meat.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) posted the first recall related to the investigation on Oct.
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On Feb. 3, the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is scheduled to take up a tough new food safety law, including jail time and fines, for anyone found guilty of endangering food safety. The council is the UAE’s highest legislative body. The 21-article bill would regulate
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Six brands of peanut butter and almond butter have been recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. The recall, announced Tuesday, includes peanut and almond butter products sold by Kroger, Safeway, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. nSpired Natural Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain retail lots of Arrowhead Mills Peanut Butters,
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The United Arab Emirates is considering a new federal law to harmonize food safety, a top Emirates official announced this week.
Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Hahad, the UAE Minister of Environment and Water said that all of the Emirates will soon operate and be regulated under a single legal framework.
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The United Arab Emirates is hosting the first global meeting of the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) this week. The event follows a series of high-profile food safety crackdowns in the UAE.
INFOSAN, a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and
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The UAE expects to enact a national surveillance system to track foodborne illness and draw all food safety activities under one unified law by the end of the year.
According to the local Khaleej Times, the nation’s top food safety body is working on legislation that will boost food safety
Hero baby formula has been recalled in the United Arab Emerites (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for potential contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii).
The recalls came after the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority found a batch of 150-gram Hero follow-up formula packages manufactured on
Public health officials in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, are cracking down on restaurant owners for food safety violations and may dole out more jail time if a proposed law is passed.
The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has proposed a law that would
