Government quality classification of restaurants & food establishments in Beirut

The restaurant classification and quality evaluation program implemented by the Ministry of Public Health announced yesterday their assessment results for restaurant and food establishments with 25% of those located in Beirut receiving the gold certificate and 10% the silver. The event which took place at the Grand Serail under the patronage of PM Tammam Salam aims according to Minister Wa2el Abu Faoor at motivating these establishments to uphold food safety requirements and reduce the incidents of food poisoning. 

It should be noted, that the first phase of the program which included the classification of some 341 food establishments in Greater Beirut area came in the framework of the food safety campaign launched a year ago. Abu Faoor pointed out that releasing the results of the assessment program ahead of the end of year festivities will provide a boost to the tourist season and will reassure the ordinary consumer. For more information on the adopted standards and resultst, kindly visit the following link: http://bit.ly/1NoJRwz