Restaurant Food Containing Alcohol Ban Reversed in Dubai
Dubai newspaper The National reports that the Dubai State has reversed a ban on food preparation using alcohol on the precondition that such type of food is visibly labelled in pizza restaurants and other eating establishments.
Dubai is reversing the 2003 law that prohibited cuisine preparation with alcohol as the mainstream Islamic residents could not identify when food contained alcohol. Although it announced the implementation of the law on Sunday, the decision has now been lifted. Food containing alcohol can now be served if was separated from other food and clearly labeled.
“We have found violations where hotels are not clearly stating alcohol content in their food,” it quoted him as saying. Awadhi also stated that alcohol should be handled like other “non-halal products” such as pork.
