Workshop on Food Safety held

 

The Citizen Consumer Club was started by the college to educate and spread awareness among students on consumer rights and responsibilities. Students attending the workshop will be trained by the students of other colleges in the city, who were originally trained under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

The workshop was conducted by the students of Ethiraj College.Megha, a second year B Com (CS) student of Ethiraj College, said “Through the Consumer Club of our college, we were selected to undergo a four-day residential camp organised by FSSAI last year. FSSAI gave us an insight into Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. At the four-day camp, we learnt a lot of things about identifying adulterated foods, significant things we should look out for before buying, consumer rights among others. After the camp, we also did projects on the theme of food safety. We went to other colleges in the city to share our knowledge with other college students. We use short films, radio jingles, powerpoints and street plays to pass on the informations”.

Poonkodi, coordinator of the Citizen Consumer Club, GSSJCW, said, “Through our club we conduct many programmes related to consumers. This is one such programme, where our students will also benefit.”