Edible Flowers Use in Dubai !

[Seljo Thomas]

Hi Team Members,

Good Morning ..

we have received a mail from our Vegetables and Fruits suppliers regarding baned edible flowers use in Dubai, is it true? 

Attaching the MEMO which we have received from the supplier for your reference 

Thanks and Regards

[Tisha Alex]

Dear All,

 

Do any one know the reason behind the ban?

 

Thanks & Kind Regards

 

Tisha Alex

Food Safety & Hygiene Manager

Jumeirah Group
Tel. +971 55 500 9704

 

          

 

 

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[tilal tigani]

Dear Seljo,

Kindly see attached External circular for your reference.Thank you 

With regards

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[suraj subramanian]

Hi team 

Heard from someone that this circular has been recalled by DM

Can anyone confirm ?

Thanks and regards

Suraj Subramanian 

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[SHABEEB ISLAH]

Sorry attachment got changed

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 12:55 AM SHABEEB ISLAH <alui...@gmail.com> wrote:

Please do find the attachment

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[Amal Salem Saeed Albedwawi]

 

Dear Suraj,

 

I was returned for correction and will be re-send again

 

Thank you,

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[Sharlen Gonzales]

Hello everyone,

In agreement with Tisha - what’s the rationale behind the ban? 

Thanks,

Sharlen

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[ron bagro]

Dear All,

Greetings of the day!

Would appreciate if someone can confirm if DRIED ROSE PETALS is included in this prohibition by the DM circular. The said item is being purchased with a certain herbs and spices supplier in Dubai. 

Thank you in advance,

Ron 

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[Bobby Krishna Thulasi]

Sharlen

 

 

The ban is not on flowers- cauliflower, broccoli, saffron, rose petals, hibiscus, chamomile  etc are all flowers that can still be eaten!

 

The ban is on use of flowers that are used for decoration of RTE foods. Such flowers are treated or preserved and could have microbial contaminants too as they are not handled as foods.

So, when you make a cake, don’t throw random flowers on it!

 

 

Regards

 

Bobby Krishna T M

Senior Specialist

Food Permits and Applied Nutrition Section

Dubai Municipality

 

Office: +971 4 2064289

Mobile: +971 55 4041340

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[Ameena Afsal]

Yes,Its true.

 

Our supplier also rejected our edible flower order and they shared the same MEMO.

[Tisha Alex]

Hi Bobby,

 

What is the risk- Microbial or chemical?

 

Can you please share some more details on the risk analysis?  Was there any outbreak related to edible flowers- rose petals?

 

 

Thanks & Kind Regards

 

Tisha Alex

Food Safety & Hygiene Manager

Jumeirah Group
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Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 7:12 PM
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Cc: Seljo Thomas; foodsafetydubai; suraj subramanian; tilal tigani

Subject: RE: {Dubai's Food Safety Clinic} Edible Flowers Use in Dubai !

 

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[Manvi Singh]

Dear Bobby,

Thank you for below explanation. 

Further to Tisha query, please provide full list of flowers those can be used and those are banned. If there is no such list then please provide more details which should be considered for using or not using the flowers. 

Please advise can we use flowers:

* if they are handled as food.

* if they are not used for decoration and part of preparation. 

* if we have done our hazard analysis and flowers found to be safe to use and categorized low risk. 

Currently, our team is very much confused because of the social media buzz. Please advise.

Thank you for continuous support and guidance. 

Best regards 

Manvi Singh 

Hygiene Manager 

Sofitel The Palm 

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On Jul 21, 2019, at 9:07 AM, Tisha Alex <Tisha...@jumeirah.com> wrote:

Hi Bobby,

 

What is the risk- Microbial or chemical?

 

Can you please share some more details on the risk analysis?  Was there any outbreak related to edible flowers- rose petals?

 

 

Thanks & Kind Regards

 

Tisha Alex

Food Safety & Hygiene Manager

Jumeirah Group
Tel. +971 55 500 9704

 

          

 

 

From: foodsaf...@googlegroups.com [mailto:foodsaf...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Krishna Thulasi

Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 7:12 PM
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Cc: Seljo Thomas; foodsafetydubai; suraj subramanian; tilal tigani

Subject: RE: {Dubai's Food Safety Clinic} Edible Flowers Use in Dubai !

 

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[Bobby Krishna Thulasi]

Manvi

 

To keep things simple, if the supplier has registered the flowers (at the time of import) as food, then it is a food and not a ‘decorative’ flower.

So, you get your flowers from a food supplier and not a florist!

 

 

Regards

 

Bobby Krishna T M

Senior Specialist

Food Permits and Applied Nutrition Section

Dubai Municipality

 

Office: +971 4 2064289

Mobile: +971 55 4041340

@foodsafetydubai

 

[Manvi Singh]

Dear Bobby,

Thank you for below information. 

It’s pretty much clear and make sense to us. Moreover, we will wait for updated/revised circular. 

Best regards 

Manvi Singh 

On Jul 21, 2019, at 4:19 PM, Bobby Krishna Thulasi <BKTH...@dm.gov.ae> wrote:

Manvi

 

To keep things simple, if the supplier has registered the flowers (at the time of import) as food, then it is a food and not a ‘decorative’ flower.

So, you get your flowers from a food supplier and not a florist!

 

 

Regards

 

Bobby Krishna T M

Senior Specialist

Food Permits and Applied Nutrition Section

Dubai Municipality

 

Office: +971 4 2064289

Mobile: +971 55 4041340

@foodsafetydubai

 

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