SIDON, Lebanon: A restaurant was shut down in south Lebanon Tuesday as part of the country's ongoing campaign against food sellers that do not meet safety criteria.
The judiciary ordered the closure of the Syrian restaurant and sweets shop “Ya Mal al-Sham” in Sidon, just five months after it opened its Lebanese branch.
The restaurant, famous in Syria for its sweets and homemade style cooking, opened Lebanese branches after the outbreak of the Syrian war more than three years ago.
One of the owners, Abu Alaa, said the closure was not related to health issues, but due to the fact that the restaurant’s kitchen was not tiled and the chairs and tables were old.
The food campaign launched a month ago by Health Minister Wael Abu Faour led to the closure of several slaughterhouses, including Beirut’s main abattoir, in addition to restaurants and dairy product factories across the country.
Meanwhile, Acting State Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud received Tuesday lab test results of samples taken from the Taanayel Center dairy farm in Zahle which were revealed to contain insects and expired materials.
Judicial sources said that Health Minister Wael Abu Faour had sent the lab results to Hammoud.
For his part, the state prosecutor transferred the file to Judge Farid Kalas in the Bekaa, urging him to follow up on investigations and take legal measures against those responsible.
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