Health Inspectors Carry Out Shut Down Campaigns

As part of health campaigns to ensure food safety, the Ministry of Health closed a restaurant, a supermarket and a slaughterhouse in the northern Batroun area for health violations.

A health report issued by health ministry inspectors said “The Yard” resto-cafe in the northern city of Batroun was closed down after failing health inspection and finding evidence of pests.

The ministry also closed a supermarket in Batroun, al-Aaila (The Family) after it seized large amounts of expired food products.

The closure campaign included a slaughterhouse in Zahle and the Jabbour factory in Turbill-Zahle, said the report.

The Health Ministry also withdrew from the Lebanese market a batch of Elle et Vire products, a French creme dessert, produced in France on 4, 5, 18 and 25 May 2018.

It said according to Infosan Detection report it contained Baccilus Cereus bacteria.