Clark Development Corporation (CDC) organized food safety training facilitated by Trainovate and participated with 22 companies in and around the Freeport from November 7 to 12, 2022.

Trainovate, is the authorized course provider of Food Safety and Hygiene Academy of the Philippines (FoodSHAP).

According to CDC- Health and Sanitation Division (HSD) headed by manager Dr. Clemencita Dobles, it aims to enhance and upgrade the skills and competencies needed to promote food safety culture in hotels, food manufacturing, and food establishments from retail and catering industry within this Freeport.

During the training, participants composed of hotel managers, hygiene managers, and food business operators were given up-to-date information and practical guidance and instructions on Basic Food Safety for Food Handlers, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Principle and Practice, and Food Safety Compliance Officer training.

Some of the locators who joined in the activity include the representatives from Royce Hotel, Meat Plus Clark, On Hotel, Songane, Here Café, HBH Int’l Corp., Witch Café, Lojas Hotel, The Mansion, Sucere Foods, Fontana, Hilton Clark, St. Philip Restaurant, Sum Nara, M-Stay Hotel, Food Star Resto Inc., Quest Plus, Midori Hotel and Senyang Mug.

Also companies outside Clark who attended the event are from Pampanga Premiere Medical Center, Tarlac Provincial Hospital, 3Virginia, and Kaya Resto among others.

Participants successfully completed and passed the written and practical assessments during the activity and were given certificates for Basic Food Safety Training, HACCP Principles & Practice, and Food Safety Compliance Officer (FSCO) Certification. (CDC)