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Dubai Municipality to promote food waste minimisation, among other themes, at Gulfood 2024

Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, stated that the exhibition will serve as an ideal opportunity to shed light on the Municipality’s efforts to create a sustainable food system in Dubai while safeguarding communities from food risks.


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February 19 2024
 
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Dubai Municipality, participating in Gulfood 2024, will review its integrated digital programmes and services aimed at enhancing Dubai’s food sector.

The event, which is set to host over 5,500 exhibitors, will serve as an innovative platform for the Municipality to showcase its relentless efforts to enhance food safety and quality in the emirate of Dubai, according to a WAM report. 

Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, highlighted the significance of the Municipality’s participation in Gulfood Exhibition. He stated that the exhibition will serve as an ideal opportunity to shed light on the Municipality’s efforts to create a sustainable food system in Dubai while safeguarding communities from food risks.

He further pointed out that this will contribute to enhancing Dubai’s status as a role model for global cities and achieving the objectives of the emirate's Food Security Strategy.

Al Hajri said, “During our participation at Gulfood Exhibition, we will showcase our efforts in guaranteeing food safety and quality as well as our cutting-edge digital services that facilitate import, export, and registration operations for food products and shipments. These digital services contribute to enhancing the availability of flexible, sustainable, and integrated food supply chains. It also enhances our efforts in educating food enterprises, traders, and suppliers about the most recent safety standards, food specifications, and environmental sustainability, thereby ensuring their implementation.”

Dubai Food Systems Excellence Programme, the most recent initiative to recognise the best food establishments in the application of integrated standards of food safety, nutrition, environmental sustainability, community responsibility, digitisation, and innovation, will be reviewed by the Municipality during Gulfood.

The programme’s objectives include consolidating Dubai's position as a major hub for global trade, encouraging food businesses to distinguish themselves, as well as upholding a sustainable system of food, health, and environment to improve the quality of life.

Additionally, it targets food outlets in the Emirate of Dubai that are classified as restaurants and snack preparation facilities, including local restaurants and cafeterias in hotels and public places.

Dubai Municipality will further review its services for food merchants and suppliers, which offers them access to IRS to streamline import and export procedures and track food products. In addition, the Municipality will also promote practices that minimise food loss and waste in the emirate during its participation at the event, in addition to increasing customer understanding of the regulations, processes, and transactions associated with food shipments.

The customer’s journey with IRS entails several steps, including securing license, registering the company on the Municipality's website, evaluating food products, submitting import application on the import and export system, requesting the arrival of the shipment at the port of entry, and transporting it to the port control office for inspection and release.

Furthermore, it includes staff members’ receipt and inspection of the shipment, the release of the shipment from the port, its arrival at the importer’s warehouse, the collection of samples, the laboratory inspection of the product, and ultimately the product’s access to the local market.