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- Teams comprising 286 personnel made 738 visits to fruit and vegetable markets, where they detected 33 violations and disposed of more than 3 tonnes of products deemed unfit for consumption
MADINAH: Officials from the Madinah branch of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture have been carrying out inspections of public markets as part of the preparations for the upcoming Hajj season.
Teams comprising 286 personnel made 738 visits to fruit and vegetable markets, where they detected 33 violations and disposed of more than 3 tonnes of products deemed unfit for consumption.
A further 30 violations were reported during 842 visits to livestock markets and slaughterhouses, where experts also provided veterinary guidance, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
More than 300 visits were made to farms, warehouses and water services.
The operation also included an inspection of Madinah鈥檚 date market, where more than 460 tonnes of the fruit, worth SR7 million ($1.9 million), have been traded.