The Director of the Media Office at the Food and Drug Control Center, Mohamed Al-Zayat, revealed today, Thursday, that an old Arab house was seized, which they take as a factory for preparing pastries, and burek under different brands made in a very bad environment that doesn’t meet the required specifications and dilapidated materials and machines.
The inspectors of the center, accompanied by the Internal Security Agency and the Municipal Guard, conducted an inspection campaign that targeted a place resembling a den, where pastries, rechta and burek are prepared in very bad conditions. The place is an old, rundown and dilapidated house that lacks the minimum health and standard requirements for preparing pastries.
Al-Zayat explained that the expatriate workers are women who do not have health certificates. They lack commitment to their personal hygiene and uniforms. The machines are very dirty and worn out, as well as the storage place is bad and exposed to moisture, in addition to the poor packaging with not writing explanatory data, the use of fabrics and strange things in the process of separating the dough and preparing the product due to poor ventilation. The walls have moisture, and the water used to mix the dough is not fit for use.
The media director of the Drug Control Center, Al-Zayat, confirmed that the place has been closed and its owners have been referred to the competent authorities.