Tabuk Municipality intensifies inspection campaigns
Owaid Al-Atwi, deputy mayor for licensing and compliance, said that 1,253 field visits were conducted as part of the campaign, resulting in 184 establishments being issued warnings, and seven others being shut down due to more serious violations.
In addition, 46 kilograms of spoiled raw materials and 54 kilograms of rotten meat were confiscated.
Al-Atwi said that the most prominent violations included the absence of health certificates for workers. He emphasized that these efforts are made to ensure the provision of safe and healthy food services and to enhance establishments' adherence to approved health standards.
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