Jumblat: PSP Will Forge ahead in Tackling Different Aspects of Food Safety
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat hailed on Monday the efforts of Health Minister Wael Abou Faour regarding food safety in Lebanon, stressing his party's keenness on the interests of the people.
He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “The battle waged by the PSP will not halt, but it will continue to tackle different aspects of food safety.”
It will include supervising the import of food, potable water, and other related files, he added.
Jumblat praised Abou Faour's “exceptional” efforts in the food safety battle that is waged for the people “against the owners of establishments who do not care about the citizens.”
“They only care to make financial gains and accumulate wealth, while others seek to shy away from their responsibilities by casting doubt over the results of the scientific results” obtained by the Health Ministry, said the MP.
“There are no gains or losses that will be made in this battle that has as usual been linked to the rivalry between the March 8 and 14 camps,” he noted.
“Corruption in the food sector does not distinguish between people, regions, or sects,” he stressed.
“The corruption affects all the people and the confrontation should be waged by them away from political affiliations,” he remarked.
“This is the battle of the citizen, which the government should adopt completely and confront all who would dare to hinder it and manipulate the health of the people,” he stressed.
Jumblat also questioned “how some officials would support the corruptors instead of standing by combating corruption.”
He therefore called on civil society organizations and syndicates, and labor, economic, and social authorities to carry out the campaign to support the food safety battle.
Last week, Abou Faour, who is also Jumblat's aide, had unveiled a list of establishments throughout Lebanon that had committed food safety violations, a step which had created uproar in the country.
He also lashed out at ministers and officials who had criticized his move, vowing that he will continue in the food safety battle.
Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon, who said that the Health Ministry should be held accountable like the rest of the food safety violators, slammed Abou Faour's method in dealing with the scandal.
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over 9 years
Well, the list provided by the health ministry is very important to all of us. What matters now is that something is done about it, such as closing down the shops without accepting a bakhshish to turn a blind eye.
over 9 years
Well, the list provided by the health ministry is very important to all of us. What matters now is that something is done about it, such as closing down the shops without accepting a bakhshish to turn a blind eye.
over 9 years
yes True Lebanese, joumblatt has to leave the political arena...for good !!!
over 9 years
Jumblat: PSP Will Forge ahead in Tackling Different Aspects of Food Safety .............
Is Mr. Faour doing his job as a "Health Minister" or as a PSP member?
Those warlords never serve the country, they are always serving themselves even when they do something good.
over 9 years
Doesn't matter - he is doing a great job - whether as a minister or a rep to his party.
over 9 years
very well said helicopter
over 9 years
I fully support Jumblat and Faour in this effort. The food establishment on Lebanon needs to be brought up to acceptable health standards. Those against that effort are either worried about monetary gains or belong to the existing corrupt mafia system
over 9 years
I love the picture of him drinking coffee! It would be even better of there was one of him buying an expired shawarma.
over 9 years
ABU Fa3our ... good job. I Feel it is like a revolution
....even sports contracts and slavery .. are being discussed as an aftermath of his declaration.
over 9 years
Great initiative... but we thought the minister was in charge... not his party!
He came back from Russia with nothing. No one important met him and he is desperate to mend ties with the Syrian government and no one will talk to him or trust him anymore. not feb14, not Hizballa not General Aoun.
He comes back and tell his underlings to pretend to be reformists for political show as he is the ultimate symbol of corruption and warlord.