AMMAN — The
Jordan Food and Drugs Administration (
JFDA) closed 20 businesses during the
first half of the year due to “violations” it announced on Saturday.
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During that
time, the JFDA visited 808 establishments and issued 339 warnings across the
Kingdom, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
The announcement comes just a day before World
Food Safety Day, which is celebrated on June 7 in hopes of contributing to food
security.
Mohammad Obeidat, head of the National Society
for Consumer Protection, told Jordan News that "I rely primarily on the
awareness of citizens. The majority of people only buy food that they know is
safe and clean and suitable for human use."
"I wish that the Jordan Food & Drug
Administration would intensify its inspection and control rounds on food stores
and markets,” he said. “This is a must to guarantee that the food conforms to
safety standards."
"In this regard, I want to emphasize that
it is also the food stores’ and markets’ responsibility not to sell food that
is not suitable for human use,” Obeidat added. “They must have conscience and
awareness that it is their role to help in protecting society."
"I can say that food conditions in Jordan
are fine and satisfactory because of the efforts of both the citizens and
government,” he concluded.
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