The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) offers systematic training on food safety for food trade of Macao, and constantly organises training courses on ‘Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene’, which consist of two modules totalling 7 hours. The first module, ‘Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Basic Course’, covers the ‘Food Safety Law’, food safety standards, food safety practices, etc. The second module, ‘Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Advanced Course’, it talks about how to improve food handling and risk control, food handling in times of a power outage or flooding, strengthening food safety and hygiene management, identifying signs of rodents and methods to effectively prevent and eliminate rodent infestation, and raising the awareness of food trade on waste disposal and environmental hygiene. For participants who have completed the ‘Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Basic Course’ and passed the assessment, they can enrol for the ‘Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Advanced Course’. IAM hopes to enhance food industry’s awareness of hygiene and safety standards in Macao for a long-run by offering a diverse and comprehensive range of educational resources and on-the-job training.

【I】Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Basic Course

Target group:

Food trade and relevant personnel (employment certification required)

Activities/Themes:

Food safety laws and regulations, food hygiene and operation, rodent prevention and environmental hygiene

Venue:

Trade Zone of Department of Food Safety of IAM on the 1^st floor of Iao Hon Hawkers’ Building

Schedule:

(The last Thursday of every month, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

25/01/2024、28/03/2024、25/04/2024、30/05/2024、27/06/2024、25/07/2024、29/08/2024、26/09/2024、31/10/2024、28/11/2024 (Courses in February and December 2024 are suspended)