Food Control Department of Dubai Municipality has recently updated and started distributing the guide for health and nutritional practices for school canteens. The guide contains most important food and health information, and best global practices documented scientifically in the field of health and food safety.
Khalid Shareef, Director of Food Control Department said the guide contains important requirements needed for health and safety of food in addition to good nutrition and we invite all companies supplying food to schools to obtain the approval of lists of foods based on the requirements described in the guide.
It consists of two parts. The first part covers health requirements and assurance of food safety in school canteens as well as requirements for companies supplying food to schools in addition to the instructions on how to ensure safety of food and meals in the stages of handling, cooking and serving.
The second part contains important terms relating to food health and nutritional needs required by the age groups in schools and examples of a variety of school meals.
Municipality called upon entire schools in the Emirate of Dubai to cooperate and coordinate with it in this regard adhering to the requirements listed in the guide with periodic and proper follow-up of hygienic practices in dealing with the food for the benefit of health and safety of students.
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For further information:
Naseem K.M
Media Officer,
Media Section
Corporate Marketing & Relations Department
Dubai Municipality
+971 206 04 4654
+971 4 2232188
+971 551643870 nkhamza@dm.gov.ae
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