6th April, 2015 Doha

Boecker®, one of the largest Public Health companies in the Middle East, has partnered with the Municipal Control Department of Doha Municipality to organise a nation-wide food safety awareness drive in Qatar. The initiative aims at educating children on the importance of food safety practices at home and in school.

As part of the drive, Doha Municipality organized a fair to which all schools in Qatar were invited to attend. A series of sessions were conducted by Boecker®, to educate students on a range of topics such as health awareness, food poisoning, safe food handling and proper hand washing techniques, among many others. The sessions have been specially tailored to be interactive and engaging by incorporating a variety of demonstration tools such as colour coded cutting boards and awareness posters. About 3,500 students, aged between 4 to 13 years old, attended the sessions.

Commenting on the successful launch of the food safety awareness drive, Carla Ghaleb, Boecker® Qatar Country Manager, said, "It has been our immense delight to support the Doha Municipality in this significant initiative. Boecker® is highly committed to promoting health awareness among all community members. We are very keen on engaging with children so they know the importance of public health and hygiene at an early age. School awareness sessions are organized periodically across all countries where Boecker® operates. Supporting this initiative reaffirms Boecker® strategic approach to Corporate Social Responsibility where education and awareness are one of the main pillars."

Boecker® began operations in 1994, and has since then followed the highest international standards across its pest management services to business and residential clients, as well as food safety consultancy and trainings, and its biosecurity services. All Boecker® services are ISO9001:2008 certified, and are available across Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

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Boecker® is the Middle East largest Public Health company, providing a holistic range of products and services in Pest Management, Food Safety and Biosecurity across Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Since its inception in 1994, Boecker® followed the highest international standards across its pest management services to business and residential clients, as well as Food Safety consultancy and trainings, and its Biosecurity services.

Boecker® Integrated Pest Management™ services are all assured by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - UK - providing the highest international standards that are compliant with all third party audits, are safe and guaranteed.

Boecker® Food Safety services cover both consultancy and trainings within Royal Society for Public Health - RSPH registered centres. The food safety consultancy services look into the delicate aspects of building safe food systems like the HACCP, ISO22000, BRC... as well as Boecker® signature Q Platinum Award™ certification that has been tailored to meet the needs of small to medium food establishments, a certification assured by the CIEH - UK.

The Biosecurity services ensure an environment protected from microorganisms like viruses, bacteria as well as fungi thanks to the Infection Control Plan™ and a full range of professional disinfectants.

All Boecker® services are ISO9001:2008 certified and use products that are approved and licensed by local authorities. Boecker® is affiliated to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), the Chartered Institute of Environment Health (CIEH),  Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) and the American Biological Safety Association.

© Press Release 2015