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SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1993

FOR

CALLING FOR PARTICIPATION FROM THE FOOD TRADE, A SPOKESMAN

(SUNDAY) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID TODAY

THAT THE AIM OF THE THE CAMPAIGN WAS TO INTRODUCE A NEW FOOD PRODUCTION CONCEPT, KNOWN AS "APPLY HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEM", WHICH WOULD ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE FOOD BUSINESS TO EXERCISE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT CONTROL ON FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY.

BACH SEMINAR WILL CONSIST OF A TALK BY CHIEF HEALTH INSPECTORS, HACCP CONCEPT AND ITS

A FILM SHOW AND A DISCUSSION SESSION ON THE

IMPLEMENTATION.

A TOTAL OF 24 SEMINARS WILL BE ORGANISED

TERRITORY AND PARTICIPATION IS FREE.

THROUGHOUT THE

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE, VALIDATED BY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCILS, WILL BE AWARDED TO PARTICIPANTS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CAMPAIGN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FOR TEACHERS, THREE SEMINARS ON FOOD HYGIENE WILL BE ORGANISED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR PRIMARY AND MESSAGES TO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO ENABLE THEM TO RELAY HEALTH THEIR STUDENTS.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL GET FOOD HEALTH MESSAGES THROUGH TELEVISION AND RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

IN ADDITION, A 24-HOUR HOTLINE "723 0013" WILL PROVIDE TAPED MESSAGES ON THE ADOPTION OF HYGIENIC PRACTICES DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD.

NUMBERS UNIT WILL CALL

PEOPLE WITH QUESTIONS TO ASK CAN LEAVE THEIR TELEPHONE WITH THE HOTLINE AND STAFF FROM THE HEALTH EDUCATION RACK.

WILL. BE

OF THE UNIT FURTHERMORE, MOBILE BROADCASTING TEAMS DEPLOYED TO DISSEMINATE FOOD HYGIENE MESSAGES IN THE TERRITORY.

POSTERS

CAN AND NEW OFFICES

OF

AND PRINTED EDUCATION MATERIALS SUCH AS LEAFLETS

THE DISTRICT OFFICES BE OBTAINED FREE FROM

OF

CITY THE HYGIENE TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.

ENQUIRIES FROM THE FOOD TRADE ON THE SEMINARS CAN THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT ON TEL 787 1229.

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