World Food Day Observed At UVAS

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Oct, 2018 ) ::The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) in collaboration with Punjab Food Authority (PFA) observed "World Food Day" with the theme of "Our Actions are our Future: A Zero Hunger World by 2030 is Possible".

An awareness seminar and a poster contest featured the day.

Director General Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Capt. (R) Muhammad Usman presided over the seminar while Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Talat Naseer Pasha, Dr Sana Ullah Iqbal and many guest speakers from public private sector organization including Senior Nutritionist from Pakistan Nutritionist and Dietitians Society Ghazala Pervez Zaman, and a large number of students from different institutions and faculty members were present.

Speaking on the occasion, DG Usman spoke about the role of Punjab Food Authority in ensuring food safety and security in Punjab. He said hygiene and eradication of adulteration is the priority of PFA and with the consultancy and help of experts/scientists, Punjab Food Authority working actively to control adulteration in food items on zero tolerance in all over the Punjab.