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Key Points

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First group (bread, sweet milk drinks, flavored yogurt, salty snacks) must meet limits within nine months.

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Processed cheese must meet limits within two years and three months.

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Products already on shelves can stay for up to one year or until they expire.

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Breaking the rules can lead to warnings, fines up to five hundred thousand United Arab Emirates Dirhams, or temporary closure.

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Summary

New limits are being added to many packaged foods like bread, drinks, yogurt, chips, and cheese.

The rules will be added in stages, with the final limits reached by the end of 2030.

Shops that do not follow the rules may get fines or be closed for a short time.

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New Words to Learn

10 words
sodium
salt ingredient
noncommunicable diseases
illnesses like diabetes that are not spread by germs
fine
money you have to pay for breaking a rule
phase
step in a plan
licence
official permission to run a business
imported
brought from another country
processed cheese
cheese made in a factory
expiry date
the last day the food is safe to eat
violation
breaking a rule
closure
being shut down for a time
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