Ezulwini – The Eswatini Standards Authority conducted a two-day Food Safety for Food Handlers awareness training for stakeholders of the Ezulwini Municipality this week, targeting staff working in food outlets across the valley.
The training was designed to equip kitchen staff, chefs, waiters and store personnel with essential knowledge and practical skills to maintain food safety in their working environments. It also provided participants with background on the SZNS ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems, covering the importance of food safety, the effects of unsafe food and its broader impact on communities.
Topics covered during the two-day session included personal hygiene, contamination, cleaning and sanitation, pest control and waste management. 
The training comes on the back of ESWASA’s recent participation in an entrepreneurship training session for young people in Malkerns, where the authority joined hands with ENtrepreneurial ACTion for US Eswatini and the Malkerns Town Council to equip budding entrepreneurs with knowledge on quality standards as they build their businesses and create employment.
Emaswati working in food preparation and handling who wish to attend similar training can apply by downloading the application form at http://www.swasa.co.sz/TD-TR-FM002Applicationform.pdf
For more information about this and other tailored training programmes, contact ESWASA on 7602 7306 or 2518 4633, or send an email to info@swasa.co.sz.
