The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Assures that the Withdrawal of Sadia Chicken is the Sole Responsibility of the Union Cooperative Society in Dubai

Dubai, UAE: May 14, 2017 – Majd Mohamed Al Herbawi, Director of Food Safety Department at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, said that the ministry has coordinated with Dubai Municipality, as the regulatory body in Dubai, with regards to the withdrawal of Sadia chicken by the Union Cooperative Society.

She confirmed that the withdrawal of the Sadia Chicken product by the Union Cooperative Society in Dubai is an internal procedure by the Cooperative Society, which solely bears the responsibility of withdrawing the product and the announcement that has been circulated across the media.

Al Herbawi also called on community members not to be swayed by unreliable news or rumors about food safety and to refrain from raising unwarranted concerns without verifying their authenticity from reliable official sources, stressing that the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, as well as the UAE food safety authorities, welcome all public inquiries and respond to them directly.