- Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Karnali, Oct 13: Speakers at a programme have stressed the need for ensuring food hygiene for human health, a perquisite for development.
At the ‘Food Hygiene and Quality Awareness and Promotion Programme’ organized by the Food Technology and Quality Control Office, Surkhet in Birendranagar on Monday, the speakers viewed clean and healthy intake helps solve several food-related problems.
Chief district officer in Surkhet, Mahendra Prasad Sapkota, reminded Karnali Province needs promoting hygienic behaviour ranging from production to consumption food foods.
“Maintaining discipline in terms of food intake builds foundation for individual to community health. Healthy human resources are pillars of development,” he stressed.
Random consumption is not good for health, he added. Chief of the Food Technology and Quality Control Office in Surkhet, Shreeram Neupane, said his Office had reminded everyone the measures to protect and promote domestic industries while maintaining food hygiene.
In viewing of the upcoming festival and national games in Karnali, the authority had given special focus on making available clean and quality food in the market.
The production, storage and sale and distribution of inedible items must maintain standards, he underscored.
Neupane also said all entrepreneurs must register, renew and obtain food licenses for running firms and adhere to the standards. In case of failure to meet business criteria, the firms face action, he warned.
Food research officer Santosh Dahal made public a monthly progress report of Ashoj at the programme.—
