Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, in cooperation with IKEA, celebrated the World Food Day on Yas Island, which falls on October 16 of each year, as part of its keenness to achieve the highest levels of food safety and ensure the availability of safe food for all members of society in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
This celebration included various activities targeting school students, such as the small analyzer workshop that explains how to examine samples in a scientific and fun way for children, as well as introducing some useful food safety principles for school students, such as the hand washing workshop to teach students the correct way to wash hands, through the application of glossy powder (glitter). ) Then a practical application of the method of washing hands with soap and water.
The activities also included a smart shopper workshop to teach students the method of food shopping and the correct stages of the shopping process, and then how to transport and store foodstuffs to the home, and a school lunch bag workshop to introduce students to how to save foods in a food bag and give them examples of foods that remain valid at room temperature that can be used for the bag In addition to organizing competitions and distributing gifts and certificates of thanks to students and participants.