Festival of Safe Soups to improve the health of populations.
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- 18 Aug 2022
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About 30 women vendors at the Asa Branca market, in the country's capital, were trained in food safety and hygiene and nutritious food, as part of the first edition of the National Festival "Healthy Soups", held by the Ministry of the Family and Promotion of Women, in partnership with FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The initiative, which is part of the festivities of the World Food Safety Day, marked on June 7, aimed to share the culture of food safety in markets, improve the skills of women in gastronomic and cultural terms, and boost the introduction of soups. made with national products on the menu of Angolan families.
According to the FAO Representative in Angola, Gherda Barreto, contaminated food not only harms human health, but also has negative economic and social consequences, with a severe impact on productivity and income, ranging from absenteeism due to illness and medical expenses and hospitalization.
“We need to root the culture of food safety in markets, that is, ensure that the quality and safety of food are assumed by all, and that hygiene and food safety measures are taken to promote health and prevent damage to food. consumer health”
WHO data indicate that 600 million people, that is, one in ten individuals in the world, get sick after eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals and 420,000 die each year. Read More...
