PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry government is moving towards formulating policies on Food safety, Local Administration Minister N G Paneerselvam has said.
He was speaking on the occasion of World Health Day on Tuesday. At a panel discussion on this year’s World Health Organisation (WHO) theme ‘Various Aspects of Food safety’, he said that the multi disciplinary gathering comprising Institution of Public Health Engineers India -- Chennai, Pondicherry Regional Centre, Centre of Innovation and Excellence of Vinayaka Mission’s Sikkim University, in association with the Public Works Department, Puducherry, would provide inputs for the policy.
The food chain parameters from the agricultural field to the dining table like avoiding pesticides, artificial ripening using carbides, prevention of flies and other contamination require continuous advocacy and a sustainable information, education and communication strategy, he added. Paneerselvam went on to say that the WHO has been striving for better health, prevention of epidemics, development of life saving vaccines, tackling human disasters and war related diseases across the world. This year’s theme of food safety is appropriate to a country like India, which has a large population, a considerable amount of which suffer due to food related diseases. Food hygiene, prevention of contamination, maintaining quality in food preparation, storage and serving the food in a safe manner requires considerable effort and awareness, particularly among children and women, he noted.
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