MFDA to Conduct Inspections at Home-Based Food Production Sites

The Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has announced that it will carry out inspections at homes where food items are produced. In a notice published in the gazette today, the MFDA said it has planned to conduct surveillance inspections to check compliance with the “Standards for practices in the work of producing and selling food for one’s own livelihood” by parties registered with the authority who produce and sell food for their own livelihood. The inspections will be carried out from the 5th of next month to the 20th of the same month, the MFDA said. During this period, MFDA inspectors will visit homes where food is prepared. For further information, the MFDA has asked the public to contact 7603204 and 3034221.