Campaign on food safety in schools soon

Teachers will be trained this month

The ‘Safe and Nutritious Food at School’ campaign is set to be launched in the State at 50 Corporation schools, a press release from the State Health Department said.

This month, teachers will be given training on inculcating safe eating habits in students.

Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar inaugurated mobile food testing labs that will inspect food stalls.

A display board with dos and don’ts on food safety for stalls was put up and and an awareness CD was released.

An NGO based in Coimbatore, No Food Waste, that picks up excess food from weddings, school canteens and other events, was given two vehicles to help in its work.

Food Safety Commissioner P. Amudha participated in the event.