Abu Dhabi shuts down restaurant after pest infestation found in kitchen

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) issued a decision administratively shutting down Choice Restaurant in Al Falah Street in Abu Dhabi, which holds trade licence no. CN-1023844, for violating law no. 2 for 2008 regarding food in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the regulations issued thereunder and posing a danger to public health.

The ADAFSA explained that the food control report stated that the administrative closure decision followed the facility’s repeated violations of food safety requirements and its failure to correct these violations.

The facility received a warning of administrative closure and suspension of activity, it added, noting that it was fined twice due to the spread of pests and insects in the facility and poor hygiene and the nutrition facts label of some of its products did not include some identifying information.

The administrative closure order would remain in effect until the restaurant fulfilled all the requirements for healthy and safe food, it said.

The ADAFSA indicated that the closure and detection of the observed violations came as part of the inspection efforts aimed at strengthening the food safety system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ensuring the abidance of all facilities by food safety requirements, noting that all facilities, irrespective of their nature and food products, are subject to regular inspection.

The ADAFSA called on the public to communicate with it and report any food violations or any doubt about the contents of a food item by calling the Government of Abu Dhabi’s toll free number 800555, enabling its inspectors to take the necessary measures for the ultimate aim of providing safe food to all Abu Dhabi inhabitants.