What can an innovative project exploring religious food dynamics have to offer EHPs?
A great deal, argues Nick Warburton, on the role of faith and food practices in improving public health A common question that EHPs ask Rev Anthony Sharpe at the faith and food seminar is why so many ethnic minority establishments are issued with emergency prohibition notices (EPNs) for poor hygiene. It’s a good question, particularly when so much money has been invested in translating food safety messages and initiatives like Safer Food, Better Business. The one-day faith and food seminar, designed for food safety officers, offers EHPs an opportunity to discuss “sensitive issues” like this, discover how different faiths approach food management and why particular practices are carried out in food establishments they visit. The project was first conceived in October 2006, shaped in part by his wife, Sara’s experience as a food safety officer working in multi-cultural Southall, where her visits gave her an insight into how Hindu, Sikh and Muslim businesses operated. But it was after the
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- Is it okay for faith-based food pantries that get food from Tarrant Area Food Bank to offer prayer and other religious services to people who come to the pantries?
- Is it necessary to prepare something different to offer to Baba?Is there any particular food item required for offering to Baba?
- Does Conkle Development Co. offer project financing?
