Traders Need More Food Safety Education & Awareness

Dr Chai Lay Ching, Associate Professor, Universiti Malaya

21-Apr-22 07:15

Traders Need More Food Safety Education & Awareness

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In the wake of viral social media posts of Ramadhan bazaar offerings of questionable food quality, how much awareness do traders and the public have about the risks of food poisoning? We discuss the current regulations and standards that food traders need to abide by as well as the levels of enforcement with food safety expert Dr. Chai Lay Ching of Universiti Malaya. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Tan Chen Li, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: health policy, healthy living, diseases and conditions, food, social issues

Tags: food safety, food hygiene, food hygiene regulation, bazaar ramadhan, food traders, food standards,

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