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Eden DM Environmental Health Practitioners held Information Red Meat Traders Workshop in Knysna

Informal food traders with their incentives and certificates for food trading together with the Eden DM Executive Manager for Community Services, Mr Clive Africa, Portfolio Chairperson for Community Services, Cllr Khayalethu Lose and EHPs from the Eden DM office in Knysna, Ms Mendy Tyhawana, Mr Mthetho Sithonga and Mr Linden Herwels, in closing of the session.

On Wednesday, 27 September 2017, Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) from the Eden District Municipality (Eden DM) office in Knysna presented a third informal red meat traders training session in Knysna.

The aim of the session was to improve the level of food safety by improving knowledge of legal requirements and responsibilities, good operational procedures and red meat handler’s awareness of food safety issues.

The following topics were covered, namely:

  • Health and hygiene practices in an informal food environment.
  • Five keys to safer food and legal requirements.
  • Implications for formal and informal slaughtering.

Eden DM Councillor Khayalethu Lose, Portfolio Chairperson for Community Services (right) and Mr Clive Africa, Executive Manager for Community Services (left), give a word of encouragement to the informal food traders at the session.

The Local Economic Development Section of the Knysna Municipality was also invited to the session and presented their responsibilities towards empowering small businesses.  What is expected from the informal food traders, also formed part of their discussion points.

To end the programme on a higher note, incentives were handed over to the red meat handlers by Eden DM’s Portfolio Chairperson for Community Services, Cllr Khayalethu Lose and the Executive Manager for Community Services, Mr. Clive Africa.

A total of 24 food handlers were accommodated in this session.