Facing a public outcry and accusations of price-gouging, merchants at the Furda Market in Sulaibiya, Kuwait's largest fruit and vegetable market, blamed the health ministry for introducing new measures at its laboratories to examine the quality of imported food.
Chairman of the Union of Kuwaiti Traders and Food Manufacturers Abdullah Al-Buaijan said the union had received complaints from importers about the delay in examining samples from over 200 containers carrying 600 tons of fruits and vegetables. He added such protracted measures have caused a lot of damage to onion shipments, some of which have been held up for over two months and will have to be destroyed.
By Meshaal Al-Enezi