Workshop on food safety for street food vendors conducted by VMSIIHE

As a part of its community service, V M Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE), Raia, in collaboration with the Directorate of Food & Drugs Administration, Goa, organised a two day workshop on food safety, hygiene and sanitation for street food vendors recently, at Margao Municipality hall. The workshop was inaugurated at the hands of administrator, VMSIIHE, I Bhanumurthy, and senior food safety officer, FDA, Nelson Fernandes.

15 street food vendors participated in the workshop which was led by assistant chef, VMSIIHE, Rodwin Rodrigues, under the able guidance of chef Stefan Jerkfelt. The topics for the workshop included kitchen organisation and personal hygiene, food contamination, food safety and sanitation and food nutrition. The workshop was interactive and elicited a good response judging by the keen interest of those who had signed-up. As part of the talk, audio-visual presentations were made on personal hygiene, food safety and sanitation.

Towards the end of the workshop, director FDA and commissioner, Food Safety, Goa, Salim Veljee, addressed the participants about the importance of the subject at hand. Administrator, VMSIIHE, Goa, I Bhanumurthy, and deputy director, FDA, Goa, Jyoti Sardessai, also shared their thoughts on the same subject. On conclusion of the workshop, participation certificates and aprons were distributed to the participants.