Safe food campaign launches

THE EUROPEAN Commission is funding an information campaign entitled Safe Food is Healthy Life, launched today on the occasion of Ecoday in Komi Kebir village in the north of the island.

According to a Commission press release, the campaign’s objective is two-fold: to inform the general public about the importance of food hygiene at home, schools and restaurants, and to increase awareness of rural communities and farmers about animal diseases, especially those that may be transmitted from animals to people.

A series of events will be held in schools, supermarkets and other venues in the north. Farmers and people living in rural areas will be informed about the importance of food hygiene and disease risks through talks given in village centres and coffee shops.

The campaign is organised within the framework of the EU Animal Husbandry project, funded under the EU Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community.

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