Tuesday 17 March 2026
The inspection team of the Consumer Protection Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agricultural, Fisheries and Water Resources, carried out an inspection campaign to a number of municipal slaughterhouses in the Wilayats of Al Seeb and Barka in the Governorates of Muscat and South Al Batinah, in the presence of Engineer Khalfan Matar Al-Sharji, Director General of Animal Wealth at the Ministry of Agricultural, Fisheries and Water Resources, and Dr. Ahmed Al-Busaidi, Acting Director General of the General Directorate of Consumer Services and Market Monitoring.
This campaign comes within the framework of the joint regulatory efforts to monitor markets ahead of the blessed Eid Al-Fitr. During the visit, the team reviewed the workflow in the slaughterhouses and the level of availability of meat products of various types, in addition to following up on the supply, slaughtering, and distribution mechanisms, as well as the readiness of the slaughterhouses to meet the increasing demand during this period. The team also verified that suppliers comply with the prescribed prices and that there are no practices that may harm the rights of consumers. The Authority and the participating entities affirmed their commitment to intensifying inspection and monitoring visits to slaughterhouses across the various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, in a manner that contributes to ensuring the stability of livestock prices, particularly during seasons and occasions when demand increases.
This visit comes as part of a series of field visits carried out by the Consumer Protection Authority in cooperation with the Ministry of Agricultural, Fisheries and Water Resources and other concerned entities, reflecting the importance of institutional partnership in strengthening market oversight and ensuring the provision of safe products at fair prices for consumers during the period of the blessed Eid Al-Fitr, as well as consolidating the principles of cooperation in serving the public interest.