Notice on strengthening school foodborne disease monitoring and drinking water hygiene

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Updated: 2014-10-23

Take care of foodborne disease monitoring, reporting and notification in accordance with the law

Health and family planning administrative departments in various regions should properly conduct food-borne disease monitoring and reporting work at school. They should follow the law and regulation requirements to take care of organization and management of food-borne disease monitoring, reporting and epidemiological investigation and hygiene treatment. Disease prevention and control institutes should integrate food contaminants and harmful factors monitoring and foodborne disease surveillance. They should strengthen school foodborne disease pathogenic factor back analysis and monitor and inspect food safety hazards discovered in food-borne disease surveillance. Medical institutions should take care of foodborne disease patients and reporting work while performing medical treatment. They should also work with the disease prevention and control institute in carrying out foodborne disease information verification and analysis. In the process of foodborne disease outbreak investigation at school, local health and family planning departments should follow the law and report to food safety supervision and management departments at the similar level once the foodborne disease is confirmed to come from or be related to food production and operation activities. Local health and family planning administrative departments should also report major foodborne disease information to the people's government and superior health and family planning administration department at the similar level. They should work with the local government and relevant departments to issue foodborne disease warning information to society if necessary.

Vigorously carry out health education

Health and family planning and education departments at various areas should work together, carry out foodborne illness and drinking water hygiene knowledge lectures and training to school personnel, and improve school management of food safety and drinking water hygiene. Schools in all regions should step up health education, teach sports and health curriculum, and carry out various publicity and education activities to help students better understand the damage of foodborne disease and relevant precautionary methods. They should advocate for eating at standard catering sites and drinking boiled water. They should ask students to avoid unidentified food and improve their self-protection awareness and ability.

NHFPC’s General Office

Ministry of Education’s General Office

Sept 30, 2014