Food Safety Awareness sessions launched at Saida Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture of Saida & South of Lebanon launched a series of awareness raising workshops on Food safety for different food production sectors in South Lebanon.
Based on the food safety problems that Lebanon is facing, the principle aim of the chamber's initiative is to enhance food Industrialists to improve their working conditions and environment and to build the capacity of the their workers for applying Good Manufacturing and Good Hygiene practices .
Till date, the Agro-Food Development Centre & Laboratories (AFDL) at the chamber organized four workshops for 250 beneficiaries engaged in the business of restaurants, bakery ,sweets , dairy Products and bottled water.
The workshops focused on critical points and specific subjects related to each targeted food and water sectors. The awareness material addressed issues including but not limited to laboratory testing, how to ensure safety food production, how to prevent contamination, food diseases, Personnel hygiene, bacteria in food and water and how to be conform to Lebanese standards issued by Libnor.