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37 water firms in Ajman shut down

AJMAN — As many as 37 water bottling and distribution companies in Ajman have been ordered closed and several others warned by Ajman Municipality for hiking the price of bottled water and ignoring international hygiene standards. There are 64 such companies in the emirate.

The action was taken during a campaign launched jointly by the Health and Trade Licence sections of the municipality against companies found violating health regulations after the expiry of the three-month grace period given to them to improve the situation.

Salim Obaid Al Mamari, head of the Health Section, said the closed companies will now not be given permission to resume their business.

These companies were given three months to implement international health standards in the bottling of drinking water.