Implementation of Mandatory Minimum Healthy Food Options in Hotel Restaurant Menus

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Pursuant to
- Law No. (8) of 2018 establishing the Department of
Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and
setting out its overall mandate to develop and elevate
quality standards within the tourism industry to support
tourism development in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi;
ﺍﺳﺗﻧﺎﺩًﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻧﺷﺎء ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، 2018 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ8- ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧﺹ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻻﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻟﺗﺣﻘﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻳﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻛﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ،
- Law No. (13) of 2006 on the supervision of tourist
establishments by the Department of Culture and
Tourism – Abu Dhabi;
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺭﻗﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ 2006 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ13- ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ )
– ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ،
- Executive Council Resolution No. (23) of 2018
regarding additional mandates of the Department of
Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi;
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ 2018 ( ﻟ ﺳ ﻧ ﺔ23ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺭﻗﻡ ) -
ﺍﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﻳﺔ ﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ،
- Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism –
Abu Dhabi Resolution No. (34) of 2026 regarding the
approval of the policy mandating a minimum number of
healthy options in hotel restaurant menus in the Emirate
of Abu Dhabi;
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ 2026 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ34- ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺍﻋﺗﻣﺎﺩ ﺳﻳﺎﺳﺔ ﻭﺟﻭﺩ ﺣﺩ ﺃﺩﻧﻰ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ
ﻓﻧﺎﺩﻕ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ،
- And in coordination with the Abu Dhabi Public Health
Center (ADPHC), and Abu Dhabi Healthy Living Sector
in Department of Health;
- ﻭﺑﺎﻟﺗﻧﺳﻳﻖ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺭﻛﺯ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ، ﻭﻗﻁﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺣﻳﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ
ﺍﻟﺻﺣﺔ ﺑﺈﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ،
- The Department hereby circulates the contents of the
relevant resolutions and the key provisions of the
approved policy to hotel and tourism establishments, for
t h e p u r p o s e o f e n s u r i n g f u l l i m p l e m e n t a t i o n i n
accordance with the established procedures.
- ﺗﻘﻭﻡ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺑﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺃﺣﻛﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﻠﺔ ﻭﺃﻫﻡ
ﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻟﺿﻣﺎﻥ
ﺍﻟﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﻛﺎﻣﻝ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺍﻹﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ.
This circular shall be deemed a binding regulatory
directive applicable to all concerned parties. Please note
the following:
- ﻭﻳُﻌﻣﻝ ﺑﻬﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺑﺎﻋﺗﺑﺎﺭﻩ ﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬًﺎ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻣﻳًﺎ ﻣﻠﺯﻣًﺎ ﻟﻛﺎﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻁﺑﻳﻥ ﺑﻪ، ﻭﻳﺭﺟﻰ
ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
• Effective 1 July 2026, a three‑month implementation
grace period shall apply. During this period, hotel and
tourism establishments will be afforded sufficient time to
adapt and implement the requirements set out in this
Circular without being subject to administrative penalties.
Full compliance and enforcement shall apply from 1
October 2026.
( ﺃﺷﻬﺭ.3، ﺗُﻣﻧﺢ ﻓﺗﺭﺓ ﺳﻣﺎﺡ ﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻳﺔ ﻣﺩﺗﻬﺎ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ )2026 ﻳﻭﻟﻳﻭ 1 ﺍﻋﺗﺑﺎﺭﺍ ً ﻣﻥ •
ﻭﺧﻼﻝ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﺗﺭﺓ، ﺗُﻣﻧﺢ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺕ ﺍﻟﻛﺎﻓﻲ ﻟﻠﺗﻛﻳّﻑ ﻭﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫ
ﺍﻟﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺭﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺧﺿﻭﻉ ﻷﻱ ﺟﺯﺍءﺍﺕ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﻳﺔ. ﻭﻳﺑﺩﺃ
.2026 ﺍﻛﺗﻭﺑﺭ 1 ﺍﻟﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﻛﺎﻣﻝ ﻭﺍﻹﻧﻔﺎﺫ ﺍﻋﺗﺑﺎﺭًﺍ ﻣﻥ
11/06/2026
Hotel and Tourism Establishments General
Managers
ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻭﻥ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/
Circular No. 7/2026 7/2026 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Implementation of Mandatory Minimum Healthy
Food Options in Hotel Restaurant Menus
ﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺣﺩ ﺍﻷﺩﻧﻰ ﺍﻹﻟﺯﺍﻣﻲ ﻟﻠﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﺩﻕ
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
Circular No. 7/2026

• Mandatory Provision of Healthy Menu Options • ﺇﻟﺯﺍﻣﻳﺔ ﺗﻭﻓﻳﺭ ﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ
All hotel restaurants and food and beverage outlets
operating under a valid DCT Abu Dhabi-issued Tourism
Licence, excluding the specified exempted cases, are
required to comply with the following:
ﺗﻠﺗﺯﻡ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﺩﻕ، ﻭﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ ﺍﻷﻏﺫﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺣﺎﺻﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺧﺻﺔ
ﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﺳﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻔﻌﻭﻝ ﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻣﻥ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻋﺩﺍ
ﺍﻟﺣﺎﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺗﺛﻧﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺩﺩﺓ، ﺑﺎﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ ﻟﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
1. Adult Menus
• A minimum of one (1) healthy option must be offered
u n d e r e a c h m e n u c a t e g o r y ( e . g . m a i n s , s i d e s ,
appetisers, desserts).
ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻟﺑﺎﻟﻐﻳﻥ .1
( ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻗﻝ ﺿﻣﻥ ﻛﻝ ﻓﺋﺔ ﻣﻥ ﻓﺋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻣﺔ1ﻳﺟﺏ ﺗﻭﻓﻳﺭ ﺧﻳﺎﺭ ﺻﺣﻲ ﻭﺍﺣﺩ ) •
)ﻣﺛﻝ: ﺍﻷﻁﺑﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺭﺋﻳﺳﻳﺔ، ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺑﻼﺕ، ﺍﻷﻁﺑﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺟﺎﻧﺑﻳﺔ، ﺍﻟﺣﻠﻭﻳﺎﺕ(.
• Healthy options must comply with the nutritional
standards defined under the SEHHI classification
(SEHHI is the officially approved “Healthy” food
standard developed by the Abu Dhabi Public Health
Center (ADPHC) to identify menu items that are lower in
fat, sugar, and salt and higher in nutritional value).
ﻳﺟﺏ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺗﻭﺍﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺎﻳﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻐﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺩﺩﺓ ﺿﻣﻥ •
)ﺗﺻﻧﻳﻑ ﺻﺣﻲ( "ﺻﺣﻲ" )ﻫﻭ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻳﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺭﺳﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩ ﻟﻸﻁﻌﻣﺔ "ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ" ﺍﻟﺫﻱ
ﺗﻡ ﺗﻁﻭﻳﺭﻩ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻣﺭﻛﺯ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ؛ ﻟﺗﺣﺩﻳﺩ ﻋﻧﺎﺻﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ
ﺗﺣﺗﻭﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺩﻫﻭﻥ، ﻭﺳﻛﺭ، ﻭﻣﻠﺢ ﺃﻗﻝ، ﻭﻗﻳﻣﺔ ﻏﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ(.
2. Children’s Menus
• Hotels and food and beverage outlets must ensure
that a minimum of half (50%) of all items offered on
children’s menus are healthy options, in line with the
approved SEHHI criteria.
ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻷﻁﻔﺎﻝ .2
ﻳﻠﺗﺯﻡ ﻛﻝ ﱞ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﺩﻕ، ﻭﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ ﺍﻷﻁﻌﻣﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ، ﺑﺗﻭﻓﻳﺭ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻘﻝ ﻋﻥ •
%( ﻣﻥ ﺇﺟﻣﺎﻟﻲ ﺍﻷﺻﻧﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﻣﺩﺭﺟﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﻁﻔﺎﻝ ﻛﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺻﺣﻳﺔ،50)
ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻭﻓﻘًﺎ ﻟﻠﻣﻌﺎﻳﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ.
• This requirement is mandatory and applies to all
children’s menus made available to guests.
ﻳُﻌﺩ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﻁﻠﺏ ﺇﻟﺯﺍﻣﻳًﺎ ﻭﻳﻧﻁﺑﻖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﻁﻔﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺩﻣﺔ •
ﻟﻠﺿﻳﻭﻑ.
• Where applicable, healthy adult menu items may be
a d a p t e d a n d o f f e r e d t o c h i l d r e n i n s m a l l e r ,
child‑appropriate portions to support compliance with
this requirement.
ﺣﻳﺛﻣﺎ ﻳﻧﻁﺑﻖ ﺫﻟﻙ، ﻳﻣﻛﻥ ﺗﻌﺩﻳﻝ ﻋﻧﺎﺻﺭ ﻗﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﺑﺎﻟﻐﻳﻥ •
ﻭﺗﻘﺩﻳﻣﻬﺎ ﻟﻸﻁﻔﺎﻝ ﺑﺣﺻﺹ ﺃﺻﻐﺭ ﻭﻣﻧﺎﺳﺑﺔ ﻟﻸﻁﻔﺎﻝ ﻟﺩﻋﻡ ﺍﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻁﻠﺏ
3. Menu Identification
• Healthy menu items must be clearly identified on
menus using the approved SEHHI logo, in accordance
with guidance issued by ADPHC.
ﺗﺣﺩﻳﺩ ﻋﻧﺎﺻﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻣﺔ .3
ﻳﺟﺏ ﺗﻣﻳﻳﺯ ﺍﻷﺻﻧﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﺑﻭﺿﻭﺡ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺑﺎﺳﺗﺧﺩﺍﻡ ﺷﻌﺎﺭ "ﺻﺣﻲ" •
ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩ، ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻭﻓﻘًﺎ ﻟﻺﺭﺷﺎﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻣﻥ ﻣﺭﻛﺯ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ.
Compliance Requirements
1. Establishments may be required to:
ﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ
ﻳﺟﻭﺯ ﺃﻥ ﻳُﻁﻠﺏ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ: .1
• Submit menus to the Department upon request to
verify compliance.
ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﻋﻧﺩ ﺍﻟﻁﻠﺏ، ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻟﻐﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ •
ﺍﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ.
• Provide recipes and nutritional information for
assessment by ADPHC, where applicable.
ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﻭﺻﻔﺎﺕ، ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻌﻠﻭﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻐﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﻠﺔ ﻟﺗﻘﻳﻳﻣﻬﺎ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻣﺭﻛﺯ •
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ، ﺣﻳﺛﻣﺎ ﻳﻧﻁﺑﻖ ﺫﻟﻙ.
2. Establishments currently engaged with ADPHC to
verify healthy menu items will be considered compliant
during the verification process, provided constructive
progress is demonstrated.
ﺗُﻌﺩ ّ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺗﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﺣﺎﻟﻳًﺎ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺭﻛﺯ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ .2
ﻣﻥ ﺃﺻﻧﺎﻑ ﻗﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻣﻠﺗﺯﻣﺔ ﺧﻼﻝ ﻓﺗﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺗﺣﻘﻖ، ﺷﺭﻳﻁﺔ ﺇﻅﻬﺎﺭ ﺗﻘﺩّﻡ
ﻓﻌﻠﻲ.
• Menus are expected to change over time. Where
menu items are added or replaced, establishments must
ensure that the required minimum number of SEHHI
compliant options continues to be met at all times.
ﻭﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﻭﻗﻊ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺧﺿﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﺩﻳﺙ ﺑﻣﺭﻭﺭ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺕ، ﻭﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ، ﺃﻭ •
ﺍﺳﺗﺑﺩﺍﻝ ﺃﺻﻧﺎﻑ، ﻳﺗﻌﻳﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺿﻣﺎﻥ ﺍﺳﺗﻣﺭﺍﺭ ﺍﺳﺗﻳﻔﺎء ﺍﻟﺣﺩ ﺍﻷﺩﻧﻰ
ﺍﻟﻣﻁﻠﻭﺏ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﻭﺍﻓﻘﺔ ﻣﻊ ﺗﺻﻧﻳﻑ "ﺻﺣﻲ" ﻓﻲ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻷﻭﻗﺎﺕ.
3. Any changes to previously approved healthy menu ﻳﺟﺏ ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺃﻱ ﺗﻐﻳﻳﺭﺍﺕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻧﺎﺻﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻣﺕ .3
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items must be re-submitted for validation to ensure
continued compliance.
ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻓﻘﺔ ﻋﻠﻳﻬﺎ ﻣﺳﺑﻘًﺎ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻧﻬﺎ ﻟﺿﻣﺎﻥ ﺍﺳﺗﻣﺭﺍﺭ ﺍﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ.
Scope and Exclusions
1. The policy applies to all hotel-operated and
independent food and beverage outlets holding a
Tourism Licence, excluding the following outlets and
service models:
ﻧﻁﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ ﻭﺍﻻﺳﺗﺛﻧﺎءﺍﺕ
ﺗﺳﺭﻱ ﺃﺣﻛﺎﻡ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ ﺍﻷﻏﺫﻳﺔ، ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﺑﻌﺔ .1
ﻟﻠﻔﻧﺎﺩﻕ، ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺗﻘﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺣﺎﺻﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺧﺻﺔ ﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﻭﻳُﺳﺗﺛﻧﻰ ﻣﻥ ﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
ﻭﻻ ﺗﻧﻁﺑﻖ ﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ، ﻭﻧﻣﺎﺫﺝ ﺍﻟﺧﺩﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﻟﻳﺔ:
• Buffets and other service models that do not
feature a specific menu, which are out of scope of the
mandatory elements of this policy. Such venues are
expected to make reasonable efforts to ensure that
healthy food options are available to customers.
ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﻻ ﺗﺗﺿﻣﻥ ﻗﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﻣﺣﺩﺩﺓ، ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﻟﺑﻭﻓﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﻭﻧﻣﺎﺫﺝ ﺍﻟﺧﺩﻣﺔ ﺍﻷﺧﺭﻯﺍ •
ﺗُﻌﺩ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ ﻧﻁﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﻌﻧﺎﺻﺭ ﺍﻹﻟﺯﺍﻣﻳﺔ ﻟﻬﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺳﺔ. ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺭﻏﻡ ﻣﻥ ﺫﻟﻙ، ﻳُﺗﻭﻗﻊ ﻣﻥ
ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ ﺑﺫﻝ ﺟﻬﻭﺩ ﻣﻌﻘﻭﻟﺔ ﻟﺿﻣﺎﻥ ﺗﻭﻓﺭ ﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻏﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺻﺣﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻣﺗﻌﺎﻣﻠﻳﻥ.
• Tasting menus offering a fixed or curated selection
of menu items, where the dining experience is based on
a pre‑determined set of options.
ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻘﺩﻡ ﻣﺟﻣﻭﻋﺔ ﺛﺎﺑﺗﺔ ﺃﻭ ﻣﺧﺗﺎﺭﺓ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻷﺻﻧﺎﻑ، ﺣﻳﺙ ﺗﻘﻭﻡ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﺫﻭﻕ •
ﺗﺟﺭﺑﺔ ﺗﻧﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻣﺣﺩﺩﺓ ﻣﺳﺑﻘًﺎ.
• Niche food and beverage outlets offering a narrow
range of food items and not aiming to provide a full-
service meal. To qualify for this exemption, all of the
following criteria must be met:
ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻘﺩﻡ ﺗﺷﻛﻳﻠﺔ ﻣﺣﺩﻭﺩﺓ ﻣﻥ ﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ ﺑﻳﻊ ﺍﻷﻁﻌﻣﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺧﺻﺻﺔ •
ﺍﻷﻁﻌﻣﺔ ﻭﻻ ﺗﻬﺩﻑ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﻭﺟﺑﺎﺕ ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ. ﻟﻼﺳﺗﻔﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﻥ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻻﺳﺗﺛﻧﺎء، ﻳﺟﺏ
ﺍﺳﺗﻳﻔﺎء ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺎﻳﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﻟﻳﺔ:
- The outlet offers a highly limited menu of no more than
three (3) food categories (e.g. hot dogs, ice cream,
candy);
( ﻓﺋﺎﺕ ﻏﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ )ﻣﺛﻝ:3- ﻳﻘﺩﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﻔﺫ ﻗﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﻣﺣﺩﻭﺩﺓ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﻻ ﺗﺗﺟﺎﻭﺯ ﺛﻼﺙ )
ﺍﻟﻧﻘﺎﻧﻖ، ﻭﺍﻵﻳﺱ ﻛﺭﻳﻡ، ﻭﺍﻟﺣﻠﻭﻳﺎﺕ(؛
- No seating is provided for guests; - ﻻ ﺗﺗﻭﻓﺭ ﺃﻣﺎﻛﻥ ﺟﻠﻭﺱ ﻟﻠﺯﺑﺎﺋﻥ؛
- No written menu is provided beyond signage or display
boards;
- ﻻ ﺗُﻘﺩﻡ ﻗﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﻁﻌﺎﻡ ﻣﻛﺗﻭﺑﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﺗﺛﻧﺎء ﺍﻟﻼﻓﺗﺎﺕ ﺃﻭ ﻟﻭﺣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺽ؛
- Food and beverage outlets offering beverages only, as
this policy applies exclusively to food offerings;
- ﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ ﺍﻷﻏﺫﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻘﺩﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﻓﻘﻁ، ﺣﻳﺙ ﺇﻥ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺳﺔ
ﺗﻧﻁﺑﻖ ﺣﺻﺭﻳًﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻏﺫﻳﺔ؛
- All food and beverage outlets not expressly excluded
above remain subject to the requirements set out in this
Circular.
- ﺗُﻁﺑّﻖ ﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ ﻣﻧﺎﻓﺫ ﺍﻷﻁﻌﻣﺔ، ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ، ﻣﺎ ﻟﻡ ﻳﺭﺩ
ﻧﺹ ﺻﺭﻳﺢ ﺑﺎﺳﺗﺛﻧﺎﺋﻬﺎ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ.
To support hotel restaurants to meet the requirements to
include a minimum number of healthy options on menus
and advise on the process for SEHHI-certifying their
dishes, training will be offered via Webinar on 16, 23
and 30 June. The links and exact timing of this webinar
will be shared at a later date, and a recording will be
made available for future reference.
ﻟﺩﻋﻡ ﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﺩﻕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺳﺗﻳﻔﺎء ﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺇﺩﺭﺍﺝ ﺣﺩ ﺃﺩﻧﻰ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ
ﺿﻣﻥ ﻗﻭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ، ﻭﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﻭﺭﺓ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺁﻟﻳﺔ ﺍﻋﺗﻣﺎﺩ ﺃﻁﺑﺎﻗﻬﻡ ﺿﻣﻥ ﺑﺭﻧﺎﻣﺞ
"ﺻﺣّﻲ"، ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺗﺩﺭﻳﺏ ﻋﺑﺭ ﻧﺩﻭﺓ ﺇﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺷﻬﺭ ﻳﻭﻧﻳﻭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺭﻳﺦ
ﻭﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﻣﺷﺎﺭﻛﺔ ﺭﻭﺍﺑﻁ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻧﺩﻭﺓ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻋﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﺩﻗﻳﻘﺔ 30ﻭ 23ﻭ 16
ﻓﻲ ﻭﻗﺕ ﻻﺣﻖ، ﻛﻣﺎ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺗﻭﻓﻳﺭ ﺗﺳﺟﻳﻝ ﻟﻠﺭﺟﻭﻉ ﺇﻟﻳﻪ ﻣﺳﺗﻘﺑﻼً.
Failure to comply may result in administrative penalties in
accordance with applicable regulations and resolutions.
ﻗﺩ ﻳﺅﺩﻱ ﻋﺩﻡ ﺍﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻋﻘﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﻳﺔ ﻭﻓﻘًﺎ ﻟﻠﻭﺍﺋﺢ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺭﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻣﻭﻝ ﺑﻬﺎ.
We appreciate your cooperation and commitment to
supporting a well-regulated and sustainable tourism
sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
ﻧﺛﻣّﻥ ﺗﻌﺎﻭﻧﻛﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺯﺍﻣﻛﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺳﺎﻫﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺣﻔﺎﻅ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻁﺎﻉ ﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻣﻧﻅﻡ ﻭﻣﺳﺗﺩﺍﻡ
ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻧﺅﻛﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳًﺎ ﻻﺗﺧﺎﺫ
ﺍﻹﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺟﺯﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺑﺣﻖ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﻳﻥ
For policy interpretation enquiries, you may contact the
Abu Dhabi Healthy Living Sector in the Department of
Health via phone at 058 547 9188 or by email at
ﻟﻼﺳﺗﻔﺳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﺗﻔﺳﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺳﺔ، ﻳﻣﻛﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﻣﻊ ﻗﻁﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺣﻳﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ
ﺃﻭ ﻋﺑﺭ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ 0585479188 ﻋﺑﺭ ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺗﻑ: ﻓﻲ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
.healthyliving@doh.gov.ae ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ:
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healthyliving@doh.gov.ae.
For enquiries relating to the SEHHI standard used to
define ‘healthy’ options, please contact the Community
Health Sector in Abu Dhabi Public Health Center by
email at Nutrition@adphc.gov.ae.
ﻟﻼﺳﺗﻔﺳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﻣﻌﻳﺎﺭ "ﺻﺣﻲ" ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧﺩﻡ ﻟﺗﺣﺩﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﺧﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻐﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻳﺔ، ﻳُﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﻣﻊ ﻗﻁﺎﻉ ﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺭﻛﺯ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺣﺔ
.Nutrition@adphc.gov.ae ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻋﺑﺭ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ:
Thank you for your cooperation. ﺷﺎﻛﺭﻳﻥ ﻟﻛﻡ ﺣﺳﻥ ﺗﻌﺎﻭﻧﻛﻡ،
Kind Regards. ﻭﺗﻔﺿﻠﻭﺍ ﺑﻘﺑﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻻﺣﺗﺭﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭ.
The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
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