Food Safety Day 2011

Food Safety Day 2011
cum "Live It, Use It"
Nutrition Labelling Promotion Award Scheme
Award Presentation Ceremony

The Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling)(Amendment : Requirements for Nutrition Labelling and Nutrition Claim) Regulation 2008 has been in effect for nearly one year. In order to encourage students to actively promote nutrition label and consolidate their concept of the use of nutrition information, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has rolled out a programme namely " Live It, Use It " - Nutrition Labelling Promotion Award Scheme in collaboration with the Education Bureau and supported by Committee on Home-School Co-operation in late 2010.

All schools participating the "Live It, Use It" - Nutrition Labelling Promotion Award Scheme 2010/11 have completed their promotion activities. The CFS and the Education Bureau are going to co-organize Food Safety Day 2011 cum "Live It, Use It" Nutrition Labelling Promotion Award Scheme Award Presentation Ceremony to be held on 8 July 2011 (Friday) at 2:00 pm at Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong. This event will be officiated by Dr York CHOW, GBS, JP, Secretary for Food and Health. The posters designed by the school teams will be exhibited at the event venue. Students will also share their experience in the promotion activities. Performances will be arranged for entertaining guests, students and the public admitted to the venue.

Details of the activity:

Date : 8 July 2011 (Friday)
Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
Features:

Poster exhibition and experiences sharing with secondary school students
(start at 11:00 am )

Presentation ceremony and performance
(start at 2:00 pm )

(Activity arrangements are subject to change without prior notice.)