New hi-tech abattoir opened in Al Quoz
dubai — A new abattoir has been inaugurated in Al Quoz, behind Al Wahda Centre, by Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of Dubai Municipality, in the presence of assistants to the director-general and directors of related departments. The Al Quoz abattoir, which has a capacity for processing 1,500 small and 50 large animals daily, will be open from 6am to 11pm throughout the week, except on Fridays.
Lootah reviewed the modern facilities of the new abattoir, which is equipped with the latest machineries and tools, especially the common hall for small and large animals that allows the customers to see the slaughtering, skinning and cutting process directly and clearly from the moment of handing over the animal until the meat is delivered.
The abattoir has “high quality mechanical equipment capable of protecting the safety and health of consumers”.
The abattoir has a men’s lounge, a women’s lounge, a refrigerator for cooling meat and ten sheds for storing livestock for traders before the slaughtering process, which are periodically cleaned every day to protect
The prices in Al Quoz Abattoir are like in the rest of the abattoirs in the emirate and it has not been increased because the protection of public health is not for profit.” Hussain Nasser Lootah, Dubai Municipality
animals from diseases.
The abattoir also has an area for selling meat and it follows smart online ways to meet the needs of the public, like the Al Qusais abattoir.
Lootah emphasised the public health services department’s readiness to meet the needs of the public in a healthy and safe manner. He directed the department to activate the Mawashi App and the Smart Abattoir in order to reiterate the municipality’s interest and care on public health and in meeting their needs with ease.
He said that the prices in the Al Quoz Abattoir are like in the rest of the abattoirs in the emirate and it has not been increased or changed because the work of the Municipality in this area is a service and protection of the public health is not for profit.
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