MOH COMMENCES ANNUAL FOOD-HANDLERS TRAINING

Roving food handlers and other interested persons are being given the opportunity to become certified food-handlers by enrolling in the Ministry of Health /PAHO-HACCP certified program.

The annual food-handlers training program, which focuses on nine modules, kicked off on Tuesday with the first training session taking place at the Gouyave Fish Market conference room for persons in St. John and St. Mark respectively.

With a primary focus on Introduction to Food-safety, some of the topics that would be covered are personal hygiene, purchasing, receiving, safe food storage practices, safe reheating thawing and freezing, cleaning and sanitation, vector control, food safety legislation and an introduction to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).

Participants are being taught how to improve on personal hygiene practices and sanitation standards where food is prepared and offered for sale, to prevent and control the occurrences of food borne illnesses among consumers

The training will include lectures, power point presentations, interactive sessions, handouts and evaluation. All the training sessions will be conducted from 1-4:pm.

Attached is the schedule for the different training sessions throughout the country.  Food Handlers