Regarding the practice of unlicensed commercial activities in house
Muscat Municipality seizes expats in Khuwair and refers them to public prosecution
Written by: Ibrahim Al Hasani
The general directorate of Muscat Municipality in Busher seized a number of expats doing unlicensed commercial activities at homes. Thus was in collaboration with the competent governmental authorities. The directorate made a sanitary and technical inspection campaign that included a number of the areas of Al Khuwair houses (17/2). This area undergoes a large amount of the expats that do illegal businesses inside these houses as the preparation and sale of meals and foods and laundry service, which is contrary to the local order No.( 2006/1) dealing with the prevention of public health and use of buildings law as well as what is caused by those expats of the inconvenience of the families dwelling in the same area. During the campaign, all foods and tools used in preparation for laundry have been confiscated and the violators have been referred to prosecution for taking the legal actions followed in this regard.
For the keenness of the general health of the consumers, providing the best service , keeping with the approach that contributes to promote these services provided to the consumer, complementing the role of awareness and guidance for promoting the sanitary standards of the food establishments and ensuring providing healthy food for consumers By Muscat municipality, the food control authorities in the municipality represented by the food inspection and control departments in the general directorates of Muscat in (Great Muttrah. Al Seeb, Busher, Al Amerat and Al Qurayat) as well as the central citrus market and the two sanitary inspection bureaus in each of the Muscat international airport and Sultan Qaboos port execute many tasks and responsibilities, the most important of which is inspecting and controlling the different food establishments as restaurants, cafes, hotels, stores , food supermarkets , vegetables shops and others, beginning from the first stages of preparation and manufacturing to the products show and sale as well as their safe and valid delivery to consumers. The inspection campaigns are summarized from the start of the first visit of leases through the implementation of the health requirements regulations, quality control of the raw materials involved in the manufacturing and absence of any contaminants as well as making sure of their maintenance in a healthy way and at adequate temperatures according to the type of food. Also they make sure of defrosting the frozen materials by the sound ways and make sure of cooking food at high temperatures to ensure the elimination of pathogens. They control the ways of preserving the cooked food in devices dedicated for this purpose to ensure submitting them to the consumer in a healthy and safe way free from any food contaminants.
The municipality continues its intensive campaigns on addressing the illegal phenomena that affects the social, health and safe aspects in the states of Muscat governorate.