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Join Date: 27 Oct 2010
Location:  QatarPosts: 404 |
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Prices of dairy products may rise |
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KUWAIT: Prices of locally obtained milk are expected to rise by 40 percent as a result of spiraling fodder prices, warned the head of the union of fresh dairy products in Kuwait. "The 42 percent increase in the prices of four types of fodder is certainly going to affect the prices of locally produced dairy products," said Abdulhakeem Al-Ahmad in a press statement.
He also urged the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources(PAAAFR) to intervene and ask the finance ministry to offer more subsidies to grazers. We need intervention before merchants are forced to increase the prices in order to compensate for the losses suffered by the increase," Al-Ahmad further indicated. He added that the issue can also affect other products in which milk is a major ingredient, reported Al-Qabas. Reports indicate that the PAAAFR has held talks with the Kuwait Flour Mills and Bakery company which provides fodder to the local market. Meanwhile, municipality inspectors had a day full of unpleasant discoveries during an inspection campaign carried out on restaurants in Hawally and Salmiya, reported Al-Qabas. During the operation some restaurants were not only found lacking basic hygiene requirements but also had insects and rodents roaming freely inside the kitchens. At a restaurant in Salmiya that is well known for their Indian-style chicken tikka, inspectors found a rat hiding amongst bags of rice and cockroaches around the tables. Following the discoveries the restaurant was issued several citations. Likewise, several roaches were found inside the kitchen of a popular restaurant chain coming out of a manhole left open in the middle of the kitchen. In Hawally, several citations were issued to restaurants found working in filthy conditions. Dead insects were found in one such restaurant's freezer. Food inspection team leader, Riyadh Al-Sanea indicated that 20 citations were issued and that 241 kilograms of expired food was confiscated. |
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