mobanmarketSharjah: The municipality of Khor Fakkan has shut down a restaurant after a viral video revealed the unhygienic practices of kitchen staff.
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The video, which was widely circulated on social networking sites in the UAE, showed a shawarma stand and pieces of raw chicken stored in buckets on the kitchen floor.
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Fawzia Al Qadi, director of Khor Fakkan Municipality, told the Arabic daily Al Khaleej that the restaurant was immediately closed by the Department of Economic Development after the municipality filed a complaint with police and to health officials concerned.
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The town of Khor Fakkan, which lies under the jurisdiction of the emirate of Sharjah, follows a strict food code and standard of hygiene as issued by Sharjah Municipality.
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Gulf News earlier reported that during the last eight months of 2018, 34 food outlets were temporarily closed and 3,345 fines were imposed across a number of food establishments for failing to comply with the authority’s food regulations.
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According to Sharjah Municipality, food outlets can face a number of fines for violating the health and safety code, including:
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Residents in Sharjah can call the municipality on the hotline number 993 to file complaints regarding food violations.