Ras Al Khaimah: Inspectors at the Department of Economic Development shut down a supermarket on Tuesday in the tourist area of Awafi after rotten meat was recovered from the outlet's refrigerator.
The owner of the supermarket used to switch off the refrigerator's power once his work was over, and the emirate's authorities registered some complaints against the supermarket.
Ali Al Bloushi, who heads the Commercial Record and Licensing Section at the Department of Economic Development said, this was the second time inspectors monitored the supermarket.
"The first time the department issued the owner an official warning that was put in his file and he was instructed to take all the necessary measures to protect public health," he said.
He added that the supermarket was instructed to keep the refrigerator on during the day and night and the owner pledged to carry out official instructions.
Al Bloushi explained that the department's inspectors often follow up with official warnings issued by the department to ensure that registered offences are not repeated.
"The inspectors visited the supermarket at night and instructed the owner to open it ... they found the refrigerator was off and all the meat, dairy products and cheese kept inside was already rotten," he said.
The inspectors officially shut down the supermarket.
