As a part of the Food Safety and Hygiene course (NUTR413), Mrs. Joyce Haddad, the director of food safety in the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon (MOPH) and the head of the scientific committee on Food Safety, was invited to deliver a talk about the “Incidents of Food Poisoning in Lebanon and the role of MOPH in handling this Issue”.
The visit was held on October 19, 2021 in the Lab of the Nutrition and Dietetics department at BAU. Students were able to learn the strategic plans followed by the MOPH in terms of Food safety. Topics included:
• The 8 steps for the investigation of food poisoning
• Types of food poisoning
• Procedure followed by the inspectors in food premises.
• How MOPH reports food poisoning cases.
• How MOPH collects data.
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