announced Ministry of Health and PopulationMore than 3 tons and 897 kilograms of miscellaneous foods were seized, and 10,468 liters of juices and drinks of unknown origin and unfit for human consumption, as part of the ministry’s efforts to ensure food safety.
This came during several campaigns launched by the food control departments in the health affairs directorates in all governorates of the Republic, during the period from last June 26 to July 3 this year, as part of the proactive campaigns implemented by the Ministry of Health and Population, on all food establishments, in order to ensure the health and safety of citizens.
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the campaigns passed through 3,309 establishments, and 3,973 samples of food were withdrawn for examination in the laboratories of the Ministry of Health, and to ensure their suitability for human consumption, in addition to issuing records regarding violations of the health requirements that must be available in places of food circulation. .
Abdel Ghaffar stressed that these campaigns come in implementation of the directives of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health and Population, to tighten control over food establishments, intensify control campaigns, to ensure the safety of food provided to citizens, and take all necessary legal measures regarding violations are being monitored.
For his part, Dr. Amr Kandil, Head of the Preventive Medicine Sector, confirmed the execution of 19 tons and 461 kilograms of miscellaneous foods, and 1,938 liters of juices and drinks, which were found to be unfit for human consumption, adding that 1,862 reports of some food facilities were released, due to the presence of uncertified workers. In addition to stopping 612 facilities that were run without a license.
Dr. Maisa Hamza, head of the Central Administration for Environmental Affairs and supervisor of the General Administration of Food Control, indicated that the control of hotels, restaurants, and various food establishments should be intensified, and that all necessary legal measures and measures should be taken against violators; In the interest of the health and safety of citizens.
The Ministry of Health and Population calls on food workers to abide by all health requirements, obtain health certificates stating that they are free of infectious diseases, pay attention to public and personal hygiene, and the need for all food establishments to adhere to the application of health requirements.
The Ministry of Health and Population calls on citizens not to purchase products of unknown origin, and to verify the validity date and product safety in order to preserve public health, stressing the continuation of periodic monitoring to ensure food safety.