Training cum Workshop on Food fortification held at GDC Boys Pulwama

Pulwama: The Department of Food and Drugs Administration Pulwama in association with FSSAI and Perfiti India Wednesday conducted a one day Training cum Workshop on Food fortification at Government Degree College Boys, here.
The programme was attended by Officials/Officers from the ICDS and Education department besides the officers from Drugs and Food control Organisation.
On this occasion Sureenjeet Singh, Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Officer Pulwama emphasized upon the need of fortification of foods and its mass awareness regarding its health benefits.
Resource persons from Perfiti India stressed upon the importance of providing safe and nutritious food to consumers. He further stressed upon the need of big food business houses to fulfil the commitment towards corporate social responsibilities.
He pointed to the urgency to have a healthy lifestyle and the need to consume nutritious food.
Resource person from FFRC presented a brief presentation of fortification and nutritional requirements a body needs with reference to national statistics.
Nodal Office Food Fortification gave a brief detail on the coordination of the various departments and agencies in disseminating the awareness for Fortified foods.
Several resource persons while deliberating on the issue underlined the ill effects of malnutrition and impressed upon the attendees the need for fortification of staple foods like rice etc. Diseases caused due to deficiency of micronutrients likelack of iron, folic acid, victims, proteins etc in the food can be fulfilled by fortification.
Later, the question-answer session was held during which various questions on Food fortification were raised by the participants which were replied by Resource persons.