Doha, March 26 (QNA) - The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has launched a comprehensive regulatory plan on locally produced food products and food warehouses, aimed at enhancing food safety and protecting consumer health.

This initiative is part of the ongoing efforts by the MOPH to maintain health regulations, ensure food safety standards, and promote public health in Qatar.

The plan includes several key components, with a primary focus on monitoring factories and locally produced food to ensure they comply with approved health requirements.

Additionally, inspections of food warehouses are being conducted to ensure that the storage conditions for both local and imported products meet health standards and do not expose products to any risks.

Since the beginning of 2025, the Food Safety Department of the Ministry of Public Health has conducted 378 inspection visits to food factories, during which 725 samples of food products were withdrawn for safety testing.

In the same context, the MOPH has awarded 23 local factories with certificates of compliance with health requirements, enabling them to export their products to foreign markets.

The MOPH statistics indicate that 257 food shipments have been exported since the beginning of the current year, containing 1,537 Qatari products, with a total weight of 8,574,586,000 kilograms.

The MOPH reaffirms its constant commitment to ensuring the highest food safety standards, aiming to strengthen consumer confidence in local products and promote the distribution of high-quality Qatari food products that meet health requirements in global markets. (QNA)