DOHA: Health inspectors conducted 887 regular and five surprise visits to outlets in Al Rayyan Municipality area and registered 148 violations last month.
Five outlets were fined a total of QR183,000, an Arabic daily reports.
Inspections are usually carried out at eateries, bakeries and other outlets which sell food items as well as barber and beauty salons.
Inspectors also checked 34 new commercial licences of outlets. Some 43 shop owners gave written assurance that they will not repeat the minor violations they had committed.
During inspections, about 2,182kg of meat and 65 slaughtered sheep were found unfit for human consumption. A total of 20,610 packets of food were also destroyed by authorities.
Inspectors also visited outlets in Al Daayen and registered 11 violations in June.
They visited 90 outlets, including restaurants, supermarkets, sweet shops and eateries.
Violators were fined a total of QR30,600 and 10 warning letters issued to shopkeepers who had committed minor violations.
In separate raids, Al Shamal Municipality officials registered violations related to public hygiene, including sewage leaks.
Inspectors also found several abandoned and put stickers on them for civic officials to identify the vehicles and take action.
The Peninsula
