18/08/2026
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๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐งช๐
Food safety is not just for professionalsโit is knowledge that should start early.
As part of the ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐, the Food Safety Hub had the opportunity to engage students through an interactive food safety session, making important concepts practical, relatable and fun.
The students were taken through:
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๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ โ understanding the information on food packages and why it matters
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๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ identifying biological, chemical and physical hazards that can affect food safety
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๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ โ exploring how the pH of a food product can influence its safety, quality and shelf life
โณ๏ธ What made the experience even more impactful was the ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ โexamining real food products, discussing labels and applying food safety concepts in a practical setting โณ๏ธ
We were also pleased to have GBfoods Ghana-๐๐ข๐๐ข ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐จ support the workshop through technical facilitators who engaged and educated the students, as well as sponsorship through products & souvenirs. This collaboration demonstrates the impact that industry partnerships can have in inspiring young minds and building a stronger food safety culture.
A big thank you to Vacation Initiatives In Science Africa the organizers of the Science in Tents Programme, for creating this platform to expose young people to science beyond the classroom.
We believe that building a food-safe future starts with educating the next generation today. ๐๐ฌ