1981 food establishments suspended, 551 closed by JFDA in 2017

AMMAN — Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) Director General Hayel Obeidat has said that the administration has suspended 1981 food establishments and closed 551 other institutions that violated regulations over the past year, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Obeidat said that the JFDA will continue to implement strict procedures. He pointed out that over the past year, the violations amounted to approximately JD3.754 million, while revenues amounted to JD293, 948. For his part, director of the regional directorate at the JFDA, Musa Abbadi said that the administration has destroyed 3117 tonnes of solid food and around 326,000 litres of liquid materials.

He pointed out that staff at the directorate carried out around 44,537 inspections, and issued 26,512 warnings to various institutions.