Ensure food safety, urges MRMWR

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources (MRMWR) has urged all involved in the handling of food items to ensure consumer safety and in production, packaging and distribution in view of the COVID-19 spread.

Accordingly, all edible stuff in supply inside the country should follow health regulations and meet standards to ensure that the foodstuffs reaching the consumer are healthy and safe, according to a spokespersonatthemrmwr.

“We are keen on enhancing our role in monitoring the various food establishments to ensure that the institutions apply the requirements for physical spacing and provide markers that determine the distances for spacing on the floors because of the safety and security of consumers during the pandemic,” said a senior official at the ministry.

The MRMWR has initiated a campaign towards achieving food safety to highlight how to properly handle food and precautionary efforts to be taken to safeguard both the citizens and residents of Oman.

Named‘ahad’,aprogramme initiated by the Centre for Food Safety and Quality at the MRMWR, the initiative aims to enhance the awareness of food handlers on how to properly handle food in all stages, and underline the precautionary measures taken among consumers for food.

“The campaign, while monitoring the food outlets for safety and security, also involves field visits to food establishments to prevent disease outbreaks under the pandemic, and highlight the role of the Centre of Food Safety and Quality in controlling the exported and imported food at the border outlets,” he said.