A total of 64 out of 119 recreational farms inspected have failed building codes, fire regulations, food hygiene rules, and/or agricultural management regulations, the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) said.

With the popularity of recreational farms growing, the CPC in the summer asked the Cabinet’s Council for Agriculture (COA) to arrange inspections of the sector in June and July.

The results have indicated that in terms of building codes, 14 farms did not apply for validation of public safety, nine failed partition rules, and eight were illegal structures.

In terms of fire safety, 17 farms’ fire escape equipment were substandard, 12 failed to have regular checks on their fire prevention equipment, and 10 had substandard fire extinguishers.

As for health regulations, nine farms failed to properly pasteurize their food utensils, nine ran the risk of contamination during food processing, and 23 violated other rules.

In terms of agricultural management, 14 farms did not have licenses, 12 lacked safety or warning signs, nine failed to publicly display their licenses, and nine did not insure on accidents.

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