Federal Draft Law on Food Safety
Honorable Secretary:
Article (9): Obligations of the Food Establishment Manager
“Considering the provisions of the Consumer Protection Law, the food establishment manager is committed to the following:
- Implementing food safety systems based on the hazard analysis approach approved by the state.
- Ensuring the health, safety, and suitability of food for human consumption.
- Facilitating the tasks of the competent officer during their work in monitoring, inspection, and auditing.
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- Providing the appropriate records requested, reflecting compliance with this law and the regulations and systems issued pursuant to it.
- Training and qualifying employees in the field of food health and safety according to approved standards.
No amendments.
Honorable President:
Does the council agree to these provisions as presented by the government?
Honorable President:
Please proceed, Honorable Advisor.
Mr. Hisham Mohammed Fawzi (Legal Advisor to the Council):
Indeed, Honorable President, the amendment aimed to leave the registration to the entities that will be specified by the executive regulations. This was the committee’s intention, but the justification was omitted, so the difference was not noticed. Therefore, the phrase “and its entities” was added. Thank you.
Honorable President:
So, there is no need to add the phrase “to the competent authority”…
Mr. Hisham Mohammed Fawzi (Legal Advisor to the Council):
Yes, there is no need for the competent authority because, according to the committee’s opinion, they want to leave the matter to the executive regulations, which will specify it later. Thank you.
Honorable President:
So, there is no need to reinsert the phrase “to the competent authority.” Please proceed, Mr. Ali, to clarify your second remark.
Mr. Ali Issa Al Nuaimi (Council Monitor):
The second point, Honorable President, is found on page (44) where clause number (5) was deleted because it was included in clause (2) of the same article. However, clause (2) of the same article was also deleted. Therefore, I believe that in this case, the justification must be amended to read “included in clause number (3).” Thank you.
Honorable President:
The procedure is clear – it is just an error in the justification. Now, does the council agree on clauses (1) to (5) of Article (9) as presented by the government?
(Agreed)
Honorable Secretary:
Clause (11) newly introduced by the committee states:
“11. Providing any detailed information to the ministry, concerned authorities, or competent authorities regarding the food handled in the establishment.”
Honorable President:
No, the differentiation is made, Honorable Secretary. Here it concerns the manager of the food establishment, while there it concerns the feed establishment. Since the feed establishment and the food establishment are different, please proceed, Honorable Advisor.
Mr. Hisham Mohammed Fawzi (Legal Advisor to the Council):
Honorable President, the title of the article should reflect its content. I believe the title is very appropriate, which is the Obligations of the Food Establishment Manager. Therefore, it speaks about what is relevant to the food establishment. The following article discusses what is relevant to the feed establishment. Thus, I think the amendment is unnecessary, and it is better to keep the article as it came from the committee. Thank you.
