Minister of Health Wael Abou Faour held on Wednesday a press conference in which he noted that he has demanded the construction of a modern slaughterhouse in Beirut that meets all the health and scientific standards.
He also noted that he demanded the closure of al-Akbieh, al-Byasariyeh and al-Ghazieh slaughterhouses since they do not meet the needed requirements.
Minister Abou Faour also stressed that a decision was taken to close the Aytour poultry slaughterhouse in Sidon.
Abou Faour revealed a new list of violating supermarkets and restaurants.
Health Minister Wael Abou Faour has been launching a campaign against corruption detected in
restaurants and supermarkets in regards to food safety standards, and has made public
several lists of violating restaurants and supermarkets underscoring the types of unfit foods being sold.
Following the food corruption scandal, the Health Ministry has touched on a new file, ordering the closure of many beauty centers that operate without official supervision.
Abou Faour’s campaign has also tackled the file of water quality.
The minister, who has received the support of many political forces, vowed to push ahead with his campaign, and stressed the need to protect the Lebanese citizens against any type of contamination.
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Zgharta
Al-Salam butchery Zgharta: Meat
Youssef Frangieh butchery: Meat
Jezzine:
Supermarket Prima Prix Jezzine: Chicken Burger not up to standards
Supermarket Harfouche: Hamburger not up to standards
Metn
Shabab butchery Bourj Hammoud: Minced meat and Kafta
Sidon
Sidon: Abou Ibrahim Nahmani
al-Mahata Sidon: Chichen Shawarma not up to standards
Bsat Sidon: Soujouk/Labneh
Pizza Hut: Cheese
Jroumieh: Qashta
Ammash Halawi factory: Qashta
Bint Jbeil:
Tebnine Group: Tawouk
Baydoun Bint Jbeil: Hamburger
Minieh-Deniyeh
Al-Naboulsi restaurant: Kafta - Fajita -Tawouk
Said Hazem poultry slaughterhouse: Chicken and meat not up to standards
Al-Qaser Bakeries: Burger bread, salmon bread Abdel Rahman stores
Baalbek
Al-Lakis supermarket: Akkawi and Halloum cheese not up to standards
Shouwaf: Labneh
Zahraa: Chicken
Baabda
Supermarket Abi Nader: Minced beef meat and Fahitas
Supermarket Bou Khalil: Spiced shawarma
Batroun
Supermarket Khoury: Beef and sheep meat Supermarket Batroun: Goat meat
Beirut
Al-Natour: Processed meat invalid due to unclean equipment
Koura
Supermarket Bou Khalil: Minced meat
Rashaya
Farrouj al-Zahabi: Chicken not up to standards
Sleiman Hamad butchery: Meat not up to standards
For more details, watch Nicole Hajal's report in the video above
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