Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Services Director General Dr Parvez Kamal Khan has stressed the need to make food safer for consumption and urged all stakeholders to play their role.
He said relevant legislation was in the works at the provincial level and reiterated his resolve to work with all stakeholders, read a statement issued from the DG Health’s office on Tuesday.
Khan made these remarks during a seminar organised by the K-P Health department in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) sub office in the province to mark World Health Day.
The event was called From Farm to Plate, Make Food Safe and was held at the DG’s office. Agriculture University Peshawar Professor Dr Ziauddin from the department of Human Nutrition explained all aspects of basic food safety and hygiene identification.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 8th, 2015.
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