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Food hygiene campaign to be launched
The Health Education Unit of the Department of Health will launch a territory- wide campaign on food hygiene from June 24 to the end of August, targeting at people in the food business.
The campaign, organised under the sponsorship of the Urban and Regional councils, will include activities designed for primary and secondary school teachers and the general public.
Under the campaign, all supervisory and production line personnel of licensed food premises, cooked food stalls, canteens and other food catering establishments will be invited to attend food hygiene seminars to be held at various districts. Calling for participation, a spokesman for the department said today (Sunday) that the aim of the campaign was to promote good food hygiene practices among food traders so as to prevent food-borne diseases.
He said: "Each seminar will consist of a talk by Chief Health Inspectors followed by a film show and a discussion session.
"A total of 24 seminars will be organised throughout the territory and participation is free."
Among the seminars, 20 are targeted at food traders.
Two separate seminars will be organised in collaboration with the Education Department for primary and secondary school teachers to enable them to relay health messages to their students.
The remaining two will be arranged for members of the public. They can obtain enrolment forms from the district offices of the Home Affairs Department, the libraries and district environmental health offices of the two municipal departments. Certificates of attendance will be awarded to participants after the conclusion of the campaign.
A 24-hour hotline 2723 0013 will provide taped messages on the adoption of hygienic practices during the campaign period.
Callers can also leave their questions and telephone numbers with the hotline and staff from the Health Education Unit will call back.