OASR, DAFSFG, FPA hold final webinar session on food safety

Written by Information Section   l   Published: 16 September 2021

September 16, 2021 | Quezon City- The DA Office of the Assistant Secretary for Regulations (OASR) and the DA Food Safety Focal Group (DAFSFG) in partnership with the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) conducted a food safety webinar with the theme “Ligtas ang May Alam: Wastong Paggamit ng Abono at Pestisidyo” on September 15, 2021.

Serving as the final episode of the webinar series, the event was attended virtually by 491 participants nationwide composed of students (37.6%), private employees (16.7%), National Government Agency employees (15.6%), local government employees (10.1%), farmers (9%), academe (8%) and farm owners (3%).

Three technical employees of FPA served as Resource Persons namely: Mr. Wilber Newton Pollisco, Senior Agriculturist from FOCU, talked about the Overview of the Food Safety Program of FPA; Ms. Aleni Gonzales, Administrative Officer II of PMID, presented FPA’s Accreditation Services; and, Leonardo Bangad, Regional Officer of FPA Field Unit II, lectured on the safe and judicious use of fertilizers and pesticides.

The activity also served as a venue for the participants to raise their concerns and inquiries on FPA’s regulatory services.

Towards the end of activity, OASR and the DAFSFG encouraged the participants to watch out for their incoming activities during the Food Safety Awareness Week on October 2021.  These include webinars on International SPS and Food Safety Standards, Orientation on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Medium-Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs), and Plant Sanitation and Personnel Hygiene for Food Plant Workers.