STAFF REPORT LHR: The first batch of the students of the Postgraduate Diploma Course in Food Safety and Control at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) successfully graduated and the diploma certificates were conferred on them here Monday.
This diploma programme, started through the support of the EU-funded TRTA-II programme implemented by UNIDO, is the first of its kind in Pakistan and the UVAS is the pioneer university to complete the diploma course.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Food Punjab Muhammad Aslam Kamboh called for creating a culture of food safety and control in the country.
He said experts in food safety were direly needed in the country.
The Food Secretary also invited the graduating diploma students to join the Punjab Food Department and Food Authority.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha said in this remarks that the diploma programme will help protect consumers by improving the safety status of food up to consumer desk, facilitate Pakistans capacity to integrate into global trade and improve compliance of exported and imported products with market requirements.
Later, the graduating students were awarded diplomas. These students also completed six weeks internship at various organizations.