Open AccessSafety of food served in Mid-Day Meal program: An in-depth study in upper primary schools of Kolkata
Author(s) -
Sembagamuthu Sembiah,
Jayeeta Burman,
Aparajita Dasgupta,
Bobby Paul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_59_19
Subject(s) - medicine , government (linguistics) , meal , personal hygiene , observational study , hygiene , food hygiene , simple random sample , environmental health , medical education , family medicine , food safety , population , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
The Mid-Day Meal (MDM) program is the world's biggest supplementary school lunch program and is being implemented all over India for primary and upper primary school students. To continue a healthy program, personal hygiene of food handlers and beneficiaries should be well maintained.