The staff of the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) in the Zarqa Governorate closed 19 businesses serving food in the governorate last week.

Director of the JFDA office in Zarqa Ayman Majali said that staff from the Zarqa office conducted 244 inspection visits to businesses, during which they issued 153 warnings that resulted in the closure of 19 establishment for violating laws and rules of general health.

Inspectors also destroyed 3 tonnes of food deemed unfit for human consumption.