134 Permits Issued for Home Workshops in South Khorasan

Birjand – The Deputy for Food and Drugs at Birjand University of Medical Sciences announced that 134 permits have been issued for home workshops in South Khorasan.

According to Mehr reporter, Zahra Kiyani on Wednesday afternoon in a press conference on the occasion of Mehr 24, World Food Day, stated that people do not need a lot of calories except in special cases.

He pointed out: If it is not possible for some people to use wholemeal bread due to the price difference, they should try to use wholemeal bread at least in one meal.

Kiani further clarified: In order for farmers to innovate in food production, the necessary facilities in this regard must be available to farmers.

He also called for less salt and sugar consumption and added: We should get our children used to doing this from childhood.

Vice President of Food and Drug of Birjand University of Medical Sciences emphasized: The rate of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases in the world, Iran and South Khorasan is high, which is caused by the type of food consumption.

Saying that sports and physical activities are the main way to fight these diseases, Kiyani reminded: more than 400 thousand people in the world are suffering from diseases caused by food.

Referring to contamination caused by nutrition, he noted: Our monitoring of food factories is continuous and by testing samples of their products, we carry out this monitoring according to its results.

Stating that we have tested the presence of 170 types of poisons in rice alone, he continued: In the given week, on the occasion of World Food Day, implementation of educational programs in schools with the aim of changing attitudes and behavior, honoring food industry activists and food experts, holding a World Food Day conference and honoring activists in this field, visiting production units, conducting joint cultivations and inspections with the aim of preventing the supply of smuggled goods are among the desired programs.

The vice president of food and drug of Birjand University of Medical Sciences, referring to the discoveries in the field of health, said: Most of the discoveries are related to smuggled drugs produced in Pakistan, and we have had fewer discoveries in this regard at the level of supply to the people in the province.

Regarding home businesses, Kiani said: For several years, home businesses do not have to meet the strict requirements of production units, and products that are produced in the kitchen under the supervision of a technical officer, except in the field of high-risk materials such as meat and milk, are given a production license.

He emphasized: 32 high-risk products are not allowed to be produced at home based on the national decree, and so far 134 home workshops in South Khorasan have been given production licenses.