Food safety is the scientific discipline describing handling, preparation and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness.
The food safety unit within the environmental health department in the Ministry of Health, conducts annual inspections at establishments to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
The inspections often reveal undesirable practices at some establishments.
Now the ministry is taking strident measures to curb the prevalence of unsanitary food preparation.
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