Egypt shuts popular dessert chain over hygiene violations

Egypt shuts popular dessert chain over hygiene violations

Egypt’s food safety body has announced the temporary closure of over 100 branches of the popular Middle East-based dessert chain B.Laban on Friday, following reports of major breaches of health and safety regulations.  The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) said in a statement that several B.Laban outlets across the  country had been shut down after inspections revealed serious health violations, including the presence of pathogenic bacteria …

Egypt Shuts Down B.Laban and Other Major Food Chains Over Health Violations

Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has temporarily shut down several major food chains, including the popular dessert brand B.Laban, after inspections revealed the presence of pathogenic bacteria in a range of food products. In a statement on Friday, 18 April, the NFSA confirmed that food samples collected from more than 47 locations tested positive for pathogenic bacteria known to cause food poisoning.  The authority also cited serio…

The full story behind the closure of Belban branches in Egypt and the first response from the company's chairman - Seven News The crisis of the closure of Belban stores in Egypt has sparked public interest across social media platforms, especially since Belban was widely popular, which made the reason for the closure and the full details a subject of research by many. Egyptian authorities explained that the closure of Belban is part of a series …

In its first official comment, the National Food Safety Authority, headed by Dr. Tarek El-Hobi, revealed the results of inspection tours it conducted on the Balban, Karam El-Sham, Kunafa, Basbousa, Wahmi, and Am Shaltet chains across the country's governorates. The Authority explained that more than 47 stores and food establishments affiliated with these chains were visited and that... Source

Famous restaurants and dessert chains shut down across Egypt in food safety crackdown - Egypt Independent

Several Egyptian governorates have witnessed intensive inspection campaigns carried out by the regulatory bodies of the Food Safety Authority and the Ministry of Supply, resulting in the closure of a number of branches of well-known dessert chains, Sada al-Balad reported. In Gharbia Governorate, five branches of the “Balaben” chain in Tanta city were closed after …