2600 schools in the Agra district have collaborated with the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department of Agra (FSDA) to create awareness among the community about food and safety measures.
Speaking to PTI on Tuesday, District Designated Officer, FSDA Department, Agra, Manoj Verma, said, "The FSDA has planned to spread awareness about how health gets affected if bad or adulterated food is consumed."
"School children have been involved because it is seen that children have the willingness to learn and absorb. Whatever message is given to children, it will have manifold multiple effects on the community," he said.
Mr. Verma added that the main aim was to make people/consumers aware of the adulteration problem that exists in all kinds of food. The department has launched the ‘Eat Right’ program in 113 schools in Agra.
Around 64,540 children participated in the program and the department aims to organize more such programs in collaboration with other schools from December first week.