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AJMAN — Despite the food inspection campaign organised by Ajman municipality and tough steps taken to ensure food safety during the holy month of Ramadan, a large number of unlicensed pick-up vans, selling vegetables and fruits, are seen parked in some residential areas in the emirate.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Dr Mohammed Attia, Deputy Director of Health Section of Ajman Municipality, said that these pick -up vans are violating the hygiene and health regulations as they keep the vegetable and fruits in an exposed condition making them vulnerable to bacteria which cause food poisoning, especially among the children.
Dr Attia pointed out that since some kinds of vegetables and fruits are very vulnerable to contamination, clean containers should be used to stock them in thoroughly hygienic conditions. They should also obtain valid licence from municipalities.
“The transportation companies and vegetable shops are responsible for ensuring sale of quality vegetables and fruits throughout the emirates,” he asserted.
He said that vegetables and fruits unfit for consumption, will be confiscated by the civic bodies, and the vegetable and fruits sellers operating without licences and violating the hygiene and health regulations will be punished by the civic body.
Rabab, a housewife based in Al Zahara area, said: “These trucks come every day to our areas. They have solved our problem of lack of food items and we are buying from them as their products are cheaper than the market. We understand that these vegetables are not in a hygienic condition and so we wash them well to ensure safe consumption.”
Duria Osman Sati, another housewife from Ajman, said: “All groceries and hypermarkets around my area have raised the prices of vegetable and fruits and as I find it difficult to go to the cooperative society as I don't have transportation, I preferred to meet my requirements by buying my vegetables and fruits from these trucks. I also found their products cheaper than the markets.”
She said that these trucks do not usually come to the residential areas during the week days, but they are here now because of the holy month of Ramadan and they understand that many people are in need of such items of daily consumption.
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