Prosecutors highlight penalties for breaking UAE food safety laws

Those guilty face three months in prison and fine of up to Dh2 million

Restaurants and coffee shops in Dubai cannot serve food or drink outdoors during fasting hours in Ramadan. Getty Images

The food industry and hospitality sector have been reminded of the penalties for handling food that is adulterated, harmful to health or spoilt, in a tweet from the UAE Public Prosecution Office.

The tweet comes as eating out and iftar dining have been changed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Those found guilty of breaching food safety laws face a prison sentence of at least three months and fines of between Dh100,000 ($27,244) Dh2 million.

This is under Article 14, Clause 1 of Federal Law No 10 of 2015, said prosecutors.

The Public Prosecution Office said it was tweeting the information to raise awareness of the potential punishments.