Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) represented by the municipal health monitoring sections has intensified inspection campaigns on food outlets to ensure they are complying to the health rules ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.

The inspectors check food items, storage facility, transportation process and food preparation to ensure the health and safety of the consumers.

The Health Monitoring Department Al Daayen Municipal Municipality o carried out an inspection campaign on a number of eateries offering traditional foods (Al Matbak Al Shabi) in preparation of Ramadan.

Samples of cooked foods were taken and sent to the laboratory to check whether they were fit for human consumption. The department also inspected a number of new eateries for traditional foods which are expected to start the business by the beginning of Ramadan.

Meanwhile, for the second day in a row, the Health Monitoring Department of Doha Municipality carried out an inspection campaign on food outlets ahead of Ramadan.

On Monday, the inspectors visited food outlets in Al Saad and Al Nasr areas.

They caught three eateries for violating the law for regulating foodstuffs.

The Doha Municipality explained that inspection campaigns will continue during the coming period to cover all areas in Doha until the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

The Municipality stressed that necessary legal actions will be taken against the erring outlets urging the consumers to inform the Ministry on hot-line No. 184 if they come across any violation.