Dubai to enforce ban on food containing alcohol

Dubai municipality has sent a circular to all hotels and restaurants in the emirate ordering them to stop the sale of any dishes containing alcohol, The National has reported. The circular was partially the result of complaints from restaurant customers, Ahmed al Ali, the head of food inspections at the municipality said, adding that a regulation banning alcohol in food was introduced in 2003 but is widely ignored. Hotels and restaurants must remove the offending items from their menus even if their alcohol content is clearly displayed in labels, he said.