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Fancy food isn’t safe food: Lebanon edition
The Daily Star reports that when Charbel quit his job recently as a quality control inspector at a catering company that owns a chain of restaurants in Beirut, he felt nothing but relief. “It was a...
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Food safety in Lebanon: experts emphasize need for measures after scandals
Lebanon is in need of effective food safety measures in light of the series of food scandals that the country has witnessed, ministries and experts say. The Lebanese food industry is rife with serious...
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Health minister: Lebanon’s food ‘dipped in diseases and microbes’
The list read like a who’s who of Lebanese eateries – Hawa Chicken, Spinneys, Roadster Diner and dozens of others – but this was no recognition of Lebanon’s famed cuisine: Tuesday afternoon the health...
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‘Accepting and turning blind-eye to violations must end’ Changing food safety...
Ministers stressed on Saturday their support to the food safety campaign waged by Health Minister Wael Abou Faour, considering it a necessity to end the chaos in Lebanon. “Establishing a food safety...
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Fresh start for Lebanon restaurants with focus on food safety
From shawarma spots to fine dining restaurants, the Health Ministry’s sweeping crackdown on food safety has, at times, been tough to stomach. Establishments cited for hygiene issues are dusting...
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Food safety in Lebanon: Moral deterrent doesn’t exist among some traders
Public Health Minister, Wael Abu Faour, visited on Wednesday Justice Minister, Ashraf Rifi, at the Ministry of Justice in presence of General Prosecutor, Judge Samir Hammoud. Abu Faour said that the...
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Food tester: Lebanon tests smelly food sent to Syrian refugees
Health Ministry inspectors confiscated Saturday large quantities of food distributed to Syrian refugees in south Lebanon after receiving complaints that they were emitting foul odors. The food...
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Media not paying attention in Lebanon so police to begin raiding...
Minister Wael Abu Faour announced Wednesday a new strategy to refocus the media’s attention on his food safety campaign: raids. The ministry will order a food shop or factory found to be selling...
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E. Lebanon shop owners attack health inspector, reporter
The owners of a supermarket in east Lebanon attacked a Health Ministry inspector and a journalist Saturday during a food safety visit. The statement said the owners of al-Meis supermarket in Bar Elias...
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You don’t like our meals, we’ll make the meals, safe
The Syndicate of Restaurant Owners is mobilizing to provide Lebanon’s eateries with better information and training in order to improve food safety. A new initiative to improve food safety standards is...
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Salmonella in Lebanon
Salmonellosis is a disease that represents a major public health concern in both developing and developed countries. The aim of this article is to evaluate the public health burden of Salmonella...
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