CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, As per the instructions given by the government, under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, with the objective of providing information and training to the food traders of Damoh district about food safety rules, under the Fostech Training Program of Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSS AI), a food safety training program for the food traders of Damoh district was organized by Fostech authorized trainer Vivek Pathak, Aroma Shiksha Evam Seva Samiti's MP State Head Ankit Towani and District Incharge Aroma Shiksha Evam Seva Samiti Rajesh Vishwakarma in Ambedkar Bhawan, Damoh, under the guidance of Designated Officer (DO) Food Safety Administration Rakesh Ahirwal, with the support of Food Safety Officer Damoh Madhavi Budhauliya.

In the training program, about 200 food traders of Damoh district participated and received mandatory basic training about the rules and provisions related to food safety. It is mandatory for food traders to undergo offline Fostech training once every two years as Food Safety Supervisor by FSSAI. The said Fostech training has been provided to the food traders of Damoh district by Aroma Education and Service Committee. In the training, the food traders raised queries related to food safety laws, rules and provisions before the Fostech trainer, which were resolved on the spot.

Fostech trainer Vivek Pathak asked all the food traders of Damoh district present in the training program to be aware of the ill effects of pesticides being used indiscriminately in crops and advised them to stay away from adulterating food items to gain a little economic benefit.