Active Food Safety Programme in Place – Shaw
By: , November 3, 2019The Key Point:
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), listens to Animal Health Technician at the Ministry, Sharna Frater, at an Open Day staged by the Ministry’s Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), at Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew, on October 31.
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), congratulates second place entrant in the Ministry’s Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) poster competition, Brianna Robertson (2nd right), at an Open Day staged by the Division, on October 31, at Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are: winner in the competition, Sasheka Wedderburn and fellow student at the St. Andrew based Tarrant High School, Stephanie Peart.
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Acting Chief Food Storage Officer at the Ministry’s Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), Tamara Moore, as he views a number of food items on display at an Open Day staged by the FSPID, at Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew, on October 31.The Facts
- Delivering the keynote address at an Open Day, staged by the Ministry’s Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), at Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew, on October 31, Mr. Shaw said the Division has been integral in ensuring food safety.
- The Minister told the audience that as a regulatory department with responsibility for ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of food entering commerce over the past 61 years, the division “has played an integral role in maintaining and improving the safety of Jamaica’s food supply.”
The Full Story
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica has an active food safety programme, to prevent the spread of plant and animal diseases.
Delivering the keynote address at an Open Day, staged by the Ministry’s Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), at Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew, on October 31, Mr. Shaw said the Division has been integral in ensuring food safety.
The Minister told the audience that as a regulatory department with responsibility for ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of food entering commerce over the past 61 years, the division “has played an integral role in maintaining and improving the safety of Jamaica’s food supply.”
Mr. Shaw said that in a world that is interconnected, the transmission of diseases and pests has become a matter of significance, “requiring extreme vigilance and care, in both the production and consumption of food.”
He further added that globally, the spread of plant and animal diseases is continuing to pose serious threats to the health of consumers and the trading relationships between states, as well as the economies of countries.
As a result, Mr. Shaw said Jamaica has introduced a robust food safety programme, which is informed by a food safety policy, and a national plant health policy.
The event was held under the theme: ‘The importance of inspections to food security’, to celebrate the FSPID becoming the first ISO/IEC 1720 accredited inspection body in Jamaica.
It also served to showcase the work of the Division, and to educate the public about food inspection regulatory bodies in Jamaica.
“This Division is an important part of the Ministry, and it is very appropriate that you are seeking to increase awareness on your role and function,” the Minister said.