The Food and Drug Department hosted an awareness session targeting supermarket and point of sale operators to discuss sale regulations, quality assurance and other issues in order to ensure that quality items are available for sale.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said that the attendance of the participants indicated their interest in facilitating development and modernisation. He noted that it is critical that items procured at supermarkets are safe and of good quality. The meeting focused on quality assurance of commodities, storage facilities, repackaging requirements and requirements for retailing of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
The Department, the Agriculture ministry and the
