Tetra Pak® concluded its food safety seminar with chef Vikas Khanna in Delhi

After receiving an encouraging response from mothers under their Right to Keep Food Safe campaign, Tetra Pak® concluded its food safety seminar in the city with celebrity chef Vikas Khanna recently.

Close to 250 mothers attended the seminar and were trained to spread their knowledge and become safe food ambassadors. Chef Vikas Khanna said, "As a chef, I am responsible for the safe preparation and handling of food and awareness about good nutritional habits. In the same context, every mother feels responsible for her family and child's food safety. I strongly recommend they become a part of the campaign as it is an important step in this direction."

Khanna shared his tips on safe food handling and cooking in an interactive session with the mothers, who were also given a tour of the unique Nutrition Quotient (NQ) website, a first-of-its-kind online programme on food safety, nutrition and packaging. The website has been developed by experts from the Indian Medical Association, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the Indian Dietetics Association, and the National Dairy Research Institute. They also urged all mothers to log on to the website www.nutrition-quotient.com and test their own nutrition quotient.

Nutritionist Ritika Samaddar addressed mothers' queries regarding food consumption choices and said, "Lack of awareness on the importance of safe food habits leads to poor health and susceptibility to infections. The rising incidences of food adulteration and absence of proper understanding proves that there is a need for them to have access to better information. I am certain these initiatives will go a long way in doing just that." Tetra Pak® South Asia Markets MD Kandarp Singh said, "We are encouraged to see the increased participation at the seminar and are glad that mothers are slowly becoming aware of the cause of food safety. Tetra Pak®, as a responsible industry player, takes pride in the Right to Keep Food Safe campaign and the Nutrition Quotient online programme. We think this will help mothers become more aware and make safer and healthier choices for their families."