: A 11-day short course on 'Practical aspects of Seafood Safety', being organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, began here today.
A total of 25 participants from different R&D Institutions and University/Colleges from different states are attending the programme, inaugurated by Dr K Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Cochin University of Science & Technology.
In his inaugural address, the Pro-Vice Chancellor stressed the need for addressing the food safety issues as it was directly related to the health of the consumer.
When one does not have safe water for drinking or processing, extending the requirement for food is rather difficult but is inevitable, he said.
Dr T K Srinivasa Gopal, Director CIFT, in his presidential address, spoke about the food safety issues in the context of domestic market and the support given by the institute to regularity agencies like FSSAI.
Earlier, Dr T V Sankar, Head, Quality Assurance & Management Division welcomed the gathering.
