Food Containing Alcohol Ban Reversed in Dubai
After going back and forth on the decision, Dubai says food containing alcohol may be served in restaurants, including food prepared in a pizza oven provided that it is segregated from other food and noticeably marked, Dubai newspaper The National reported Tuesday.
Dubai is reversing a law from 2003 which bans cuisine preparation using alcohol as the mainstream Islamic residents could not ascertain whether food was made with alcohol.
Although implementation of the law was announced on Sunday, the decision has now been reversed.
Cuisine containing alcohol can now be served on condition that it was segregated from other food and clearly marked.
Awadhi was quoted as saying “We have found violations where hotels are not clearly stating alcohol content in their food.” Awadhi added that alcohol should be handled like other “non-halal products” such as pork.
