Awareness-cum-IEC prog by DFSO SA held

On the direction Of Commissioner Food Safety A & N Islands, the District Food Safety Office South Andaman organised an awareness-cum-IEC activities at Panchayat Samity Hall, Hut Bay, Little Andaman, on 28/08/2016 for the food business operators (FBOs) of the Grain Dealers Association and Mid Day Suppliers of Little Andaman. The programme started at 1000 hrs and 1500 hrs respectively. In the meeting of Grain Dealers wherein 130 persons attended. The assembled gathering was apprised of the various provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Rules and Regulations, 2011. On the same day another meeting of mid day suppliers were conducted, wherein 39 persons attended the programme. The participants were informed about the various provisions under the Act as well as precautions to be taken care off in the procurement, storage, preparation, serving, washing and all other food safety aspects related to Mid Day Meal Schemes.

In another meeting, on 29th August’ 2016 at 1000 hrs at the same venue, a first of its kind meet in A & N Islands was conducted on the request of M/S Riflex Industries involved in manufacture, sale and distribution of desiccated coconut powder located in different locations of A & N Islands. The workers of the industry had attended awareness cum IEC programme, on various aspects of food safety to be followed in food industry as per the Food Safety Act’2006, Rules & Regulations’ 2011. This exclusive programme conducted for the management and their employees at Unit-1 located in Hut Bay, Little Andaman, wherein 58 persons participated the programme. The participant keenly involved in a group discussion on the entire process of the making of desiccated coconut powder and their active participation made the meet very successful.

The meeting was conducted by the Food Safety Department, South Andaman and the programmes were supervised by Shri. Mammen Abraham, District Food Safety Officer, South Andaman and managed by Smt. Sangeeta Naseem, Shri. Tahseen Ali and Shri S.S. Santhosh, Food Safety Officers alongwith Shri Ravi Kumar, Helper.

The Food Business Operators have been advised that if they are interested in conducting awareness camps for their benefit may kindly contact the District Food Safety Officer, South Andaman with their demands. The department may be contacted for all food safety related matters at telephone number 03192-231024 on all working days from 0900 to 1700hrs.