The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority denied the authenticity of the video circulating on social media about what was raised about the Somali banana’s containing worms, stressing that “Helicobacter”, which was said in the video to be present in Somali bananas, is a type of bacteria, not a type of worms as it is. It is shown, and it is not common for a worm to complete its life cycle inside the fruit, which is of a large size, as it appeared in the video clip.
Director of Communication and Community Service Department at the authority, Dr. Mohammed Al Hammadi, said that the authority is committed to verifying the health and safety of all food products present and displayed in the emirate’s markets, including all vegetables and fruits, whether imported or local, before allowing their circulation in the markets. Where the authority implements a set of programs and activities to achieve this goal, including monitoring programs, laboratory examination, inspection tours, notification systems, follow-up of complaints, and follow-up of any local, regional or global developments.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority denied the authenticity of the video circulating on social media about what was raised about the Somali banana’s containing worms, stressing that “Helicobacter”, which was said in the video to be present in Somali bananas, is a type of bacteria, not a type of worms as it is. It is shown, and it is not common for a worm to complete its life cycle inside the fruit, which is of a large size, as it appeared in the video clip.
Director of Communication and Community Service Department at the authority, Dr. Mohammed Al Hammadi, said that the authority is committed to verifying the health and safety of all food products present and displayed in the emirate’s markets, including all vegetables and fruits, whether imported or local, before allowing their circulation in the markets. Where the authority implements a set of programs and activities to achieve this goal, including monitoring programs, laboratory examination, inspection tours, notification systems, follow-up of complaints, and follow-up of any local, regional or global developments.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority denied the authenticity of the video circulating on social media about what was raised about the Somali banana’s containing worms, stressing that “Helicobacter”, which was said in the video to be present in Somali bananas, is a type of bacteria, not a type of worms as it is. It is shown, and it is not common for a worm to complete its life cycle inside the fruit, which is of a large size, as it appeared in the video clip.
Director of Communication and Community Service Department at the authority, Dr. Mohammed Al Hammadi, said that the authority is committed to verifying the health and safety of all food products present and displayed in the emirate’s markets, including all vegetables and fruits, whether imported or local, before allowing their circulation in the markets. Where the authority implements a set of programs and activities to achieve this goal, including monitoring programs, laboratory examination, inspection tours, notification systems, follow-up of complaints, and follow-up of any local, regional or global developments.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority denied the authenticity of the video circulating on social media about what was raised about the Somali banana’s containing worms, stressing that “Helicobacter”, which was said in the video to be present in Somali bananas, is a type of bacteria, not a type of worms as it is. It is shown, and it is not common for a worm to complete its life cycle inside the fruit, which is of a large size, as it appeared in the video clip.
Director of Communication and Community Service Department at the authority, Dr. Mohammed Al Hammadi, said that the authority is committed to verifying the health and safety of all food products present and displayed in the emirate’s markets, including all vegetables and fruits, whether imported or local, before allowing their circulation in the markets. Where the authority implements a set of programs and activities to achieve this goal, including monitoring programs, laboratory examination, inspection tours, notification systems, follow-up of complaints, and follow-up of any local, regional or global developments.