however, this has no impact on most of restaurants across doha as these restaurants are still serving hot food in plastic containers. if hot food like bread, tea and coffee, are packed in plastic container, there are chances of chemical components of container percolate in the food items and beverages. consumption of such food items and beverages may lead to health complications. therefore, supreme council of health has banned the use of plastic containers. though many countries in the west have banned the use of plastic containers to pack hot food and beverages, qatar is one of the first middle east countries that ban this practice. before two years, qatar&rsquos emir sanctioned a cabinet decision on the ban. in the month of july, the ban was enforced with the deadline of 90 days. during these 90 days, the government was suppose to compel eateries to cut down the use of newspapers, wraps, plastic bags and any other printed material. however, even after five months, the use of these items to wrap food products is continued. a bakery supervisor said that though they came to know about the ban through newspapers, they have not yet received any official notification. hence, the ban is not enforced, and the government should also provide an alternative, he further added. some of them think that this ban will lead to increasing prices. there are great chances that the prices of bread, especially khubz and other products will increase after enforcement of the ban. currently, the price for a one packet of ten khubz is qr1, which is expected to rise after the ban enforcement. meanwhile, some of the eateries, which have stopped using styrofoam cups to serve tea, have raised their prices for karak from qr1 to qr2. according to officials, it is good to pay an extra small amount than consuming harmful chemicals. source of information httpdohanews.copost14802068489qataryettoenforcebanonservinghotfoodsin
