Punjab Government will organise a special training programme regarding Food Safety Standards and Regulation Act, 2006, next month.
The training programme will be organised for Assistant Food Commissioners, Food Inspectors, and designated officers of the health department.
Giving details, State Health and Family Welfare Minister Brahm Mohindra on Wednesday said the training intended to provide relevant and practical insights about food safety, standards, food safety management systems and related legal provisions under the Act.
Mohindra said it had been brought to his notice that the State Health Department had never imparted any such vocational training to the officers of food safety department.
After the training, the officers would attain a uniform pattern of effective compliance of food safety and standards act across the state. He said it was the prime duty of the department to ensure health and hygiene of the citizens.