Sharjah civic body gets tough on import of inferior products

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Municipality (SM) has issued administrative decision No. 9 for 2006 to ban the import of food, herbal, cosmetic products that are found inconsistent to quality, standard and health regulations set up by the civic body.

By A Staff Reporter

Published: Wed 15 Feb 2006, 10:08 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 6:47 PM

The Sharjah Municipality (SM) gave full authorisation to the health section to implement this decision by obliging its inspectors at Sharjah Ports not to allow entry of such items in the emirate.

The decision has stressed that all products with ingredients that contain illegal chemical items will not be allowed to enter the emirate. The good quality products which are free from any chemical, that are harmful to public health, should be proved by the health certificate which shows the expiry date that must not exceed the half of expiry period.

To ensure quality of the products, the decision obliged the inspectors to review the ingredients, which are found in the packing carton that features the name of the company, place and address of the manufacturing place and details of ingredients, weight and the way the product is prepared.

The decision also mentioned the importance of presenting the original health card from the place of the manufacturing, attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of the UAE in the country of manufacturing, beside a certificate from the Chamber of Commerce of manufacturing country to prove the marketing of the products in its origin country for three consecutive years.

The articles of the decision also warned the companies, that are being subjected to inspection by the municipality, not to display any products that are not meeting the health requirements or carrying the above mentioned certificates to be presented during inspection campaigns.

The decision also mandates the health section to launch intensified inspection campaign targeting the commercial outlets that deal in above mentioned items. The decision further states that the violators will be subjected to fine and confiscation of their invalid products.