Two restaurants in Capital shut down temporarily
ABU DHABI — The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority has closed down two eateries, one at Musaffah Industrial Area 34 and the other on Hamdan Street for various violations including cleanliness and handling food items in an unprofessional way.
Both restaurants failed to comply with the food standards set by the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority.
Mega Restaurant in the Musaffah area faced the action for violations such as presence of insects, poor cleanliness, non-provision of suitable containers for food items, and poor ventilation in the storage area.
The restaurant was keeping the cooked food in room temperature in addition to storing it on the floor directly.
The reasons that led to the closure of the Dream Star Restaurant on Hamdan Street included lack of attention given to the cleanliness and drainage of sewage, wrong practices adopted to defrost meat and poultry, presence of cracks on the floor in addition to leaving cooked and raw food on the floor carelessly.
The crackdown comes after the owners of the two eateries failed to improve the situation despite a warning that was slapped on them by the civic body.
The restaurants will remain closed until the owners take action to clear the violations, said the Abu Dhabi Municipality.
Once they fix the short-comings, they will be allowed to run the businesses, the food authority said.
The action is part of a “stringent food safety system” which doesn’t compromise with the health and safety of consumers, the authority added.