Dusit Janthracha, a pharmacist at Ao Udom
Hospital, says each month 10-20 youngsters are being sent home due to
digestive problems.
Vittaya Yoondorn
Food and Drug Administration officials will inspect
cafeterias in Pattaya’s public schools as part of a joint city-Health
Ministry project to improve the quality of school food and water
supplies.
At a Jan. 19 workshop at Pattaya City Hall, Dusit
Janthracha, a pharmacist at Ao Udom Hospital, said an average of 10-20
Pattaya students a month are sent home due to digestive problems with
food poisoning or other health problems caused by the uncleanliness of
cafeterias.
As part of the Consumer Protection and Development of
Clean Food and Drinking Water in Schools Project, FDA staffers will
evaluate city school cafeterias, advise how to solve sanitary problems
and educate school administrators on how to comply with Health Ministry
standards on food and drinking water safety.
