What is the current status of food safety standards in Dubai?
Our key objective here is to keep Dubai safe in terms of food; so we work with all concerned departments in the Municipality to improve food hygiene standards across the board. The reason this issue is so vital for Dubai is because tourism is a key focus here: it is Dubai’s aim to keep tourism in top condition, and of course one of the things people like when they visit is to enjoy the wide range of food we can offer here. It’s vital to protect this excellent reputation that we have built; if there is any reason for people to be unhappy with the standard of food, they will not enjoy eating here. That is why we work together to maintain Dubai’s high standards. We have a strategic plan which started in 2008 and runs until 2010, so right now we are working on developing a new plan to run from 2010 to 2014. In that, we have included a performance indicator for Dubai, looking specifically at reducing contamination and food-borne diseases. This is our central aim. As your current strategic p
