TI:Current situation of food safety in mess rooms of village schools and approach to its improvement

AU:MIN Jianhua , REN Jianwei

AD:(Xiuzhou district Institute of Health Inspection , Zhejian Jiaxing 　314001 , China)

Abstract : To safeguard the health of school children dining collectively in mess rooms of village schools , the situation of recent years of dining hygiene in village schools of Xiuzhou district , Jiaxing city was investigated. The problems found included : 1. Many of the meal supplies were not licensed. 2. The facilities for the preparation and distribution of foods could not meet the hygienic standard. 3. The process of food preparation could not meet the hygienic requirement . 4. Many meal suppliers prepared foods with raw materials of unknown quality. 5. Prepared foods tended to be contaminated before consumption. To ameliorate the condition , it is proposed that the local government allocate more funds to improve the facilities of the village schools and reinforce the management of the food suppliers.