Dimapur, June 20 (MExN): With a view to bring awareness on the various aspects of consumption, sale and handling of hygienic meat products, an awareness programme on modernisation of meat shops under National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) was conducted at Dimapur town hall on June 20. More than two hundred participants comprising of ward leaders, GBs, butchers, meat sellers and prospective entrepreneurs attended the program.
B. Longkumer, OSD Industries & Commerce, chaired the programme. The Chairman in his opening remarks gave brief introduction about the modernization of meat shops and the need of hygienic meat for consumers. He informed that a scheme for modernisation of meat shops was available under the National Mission on Food Processing and urged the existing meat shop owners to take up moderinsation of their establishment for which, adequate grant-in-aid was available under the scheme. He also called upon the ward leaders, GBs and business associations as consumers of meat to be stakeholders in the effort and to ensure that the scheme is implemented in letter and in spirit for the benefit of all meat consumers.
Tarep Imchen, Administrator, DMC gave the welcome address. Khrielie Peseyie, Deputy Director of Industries & Commerce highlighted the scheme of modernization of meat shops Powerpoint presentations on Prototypes of modernised meat shops, machinery & equipments.
Dr. Unikali Jimomi from the Veterinary Department gave a presentation on Quality of Livestock & Meat, Establishment & Maintenance of meat shops. Sendongkaba, Food Safety Officer under the Chief Medical Officer’s office, Dimapur highlighted on the provisions under the Food safety & Standards Act 2006 (FSSA). Imlimar, an entrepreneur representing the Business Association of Nagas proposed the vote of thanks.
This was stated in a press release issued by Deputy Director of Industries & Commerce Khrielie Peseyie.
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