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Rayyan Municipality Inspects 1,115 Food Outlets in April

Doha, May 21 (QNA) - The Health Control Department of Rayyan Municipality booked 129 violations out of 1,115 inspections of restaurants and food outlets in April. Inspectors booked owners of outlets for not complying with Law No. 3 of (1975) as well as Law No. 8 of (1990). Inspectors did four surprise checks during the month and also undertook pledges from 51 to comply with the health rules. The department found 1,882 kgs of meat, 21 sheep and 1,500 packed foodstuffs unfit for human consumption as the products breeched stipulated health norms. Out of 38 food samples sent to Central Laboratory for analysis, 27 did not pass the benchmark. The department imposed fines adding up to QR 243,600. The municipality's hygiene management teams carried out 1,899 pest control requests, 71 for rodent control and 1472 patrols during the month of April. The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Center installed between 1,500 to 2,000 new panels either on external or internal units of buildings as part of Qatar's My Address System Project. A total of 125,000 have been installed. The GIS Center installs address plates within a week to ten days after receiving requests from public with complete name of street, plot number and PIN. (QNA)

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