Super Centre supports food safety
Web Posted - Fri Feb 03 2006
By Nigel Wallace
AS one of the island's major distributors of food, Super Centre (SC) has embarked upon a quest, with the Ministry of Health, to ensure that their staff are properly trained in all aspects of food handling, preparation and storage to reduce the incidence of food related illnesses. Yesterday, February 2, a presentation of a Dell Laptop and Multimedia Projector was provided to the Ministry of Health by SC with the goal of as- sisting the growing Food Safety Programme (FSP).
According to Deputy Chief Health Environmen-tal Officer, Mr. Desmond King, the Ministry of Health along with the Pan American Health Organi-sation and the Barbados Community College, have created a manual and an 18-hour certification programme for all individuals working in the food industry.
Mr. King noted that the present goal is to train 4 500 food handlers by March 2007, and while World Cup Cricket is the visible finish line, the programme promises to be ongoing as more infor- mation and more food handlers become available. With the programme already under way, Mr. King noted that as of the end of January, 1 059 food handlers have already been trained, and with the goal of training 50 food handlers per week, Mr. King expects the target to be easily met.
Representing SC at yesterday's presentation was Human Resources Officer, Training and Development, Mrs. Lee- Ann Mendes, who stated that from 2004-2005, 200 SC staff members had received training in this programme. Ms. Mendes noted that her organisation was thrilled with their partnership with the Ministry of Health and was pleased to assist with the presentation of some technology to further aid this worthy initiative.
Mr. King wants the public to understand that the programme is available to all interested members of the private sector, and interested organisations can feel free to contact the Environmental Health Department of the Minis-try of Health to sign up for the FSP.
Web Posted - Fri Feb 03 2006
By Nigel Wallace
AS one of the island's major distributors of food, Super Centre (SC) has embarked upon a quest, with the Ministry of Health, to ensure that their staff are properly trained in all aspects of food handling, preparation and storage to reduce the incidence of food related illnesses. Yesterday, February 2, a presentation of a Dell Laptop and Multimedia Projector was provided to the Ministry of Health by SC with the goal of as- sisting the growing Food Safety Programme (FSP).
According to Deputy Chief Health Environmen-tal Officer, Mr. Desmond King, the Ministry of Health along with the Pan American Health Organi-sation and the Barbados Community College, have created a manual and an 18-hour certification programme for all individuals working in the food industry.
Mr. King noted that the present goal is to train 4 500 food handlers by March 2007, and while World Cup Cricket is the visible finish line, the programme promises to be ongoing as more infor- mation and more food handlers become available. With the programme already under way, Mr. King noted that as of the end of January, 1 059 food handlers have already been trained, and with the goal of training 50 food handlers per week, Mr. King expects the target to be easily met.
Representing SC at yesterday's presentation was Human Resources Officer, Training and Development, Mrs. Lee- Ann Mendes, who stated that from 2004-2005, 200 SC staff members had received training in this programme. Ms. Mendes noted that her organisation was thrilled with their partnership with the Ministry of Health and was pleased to assist with the presentation of some technology to further aid this worthy initiative.
Mr. King wants the public to understand that the programme is available to all interested members of the private sector, and interested organisations can feel free to contact the Environmental Health Department of the Minis-try of Health to sign up for the FSP.
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