Aiming at the most complete information and protection of the consumer public, the Health Services of the Municipality of Limassol inform the citizens - consumers with useful tips and basic instructions for the purchases that they will make in view of the holidays. In a statement, the Municipality of Limassol states that the Health Services, responding to their role of protecting the health of consumers from food hazards, looks forward to intensifying the controls carried out in the food market during the Easter period, having already had these controls in place. in their annual planning.
"Traditional eating habits on Easter days lead us to buy and consume specific categories of food. "The right choice and careful management at home (cooking, maintenance) help maintain the benefits of our traditional diet, as well as avoid negative effects on consumer health," he says.
In terms of what to look out for in general, Health Services urge the public to buy from official and controlled market places and to buy meat that is placed in refrigerators or refrigerated display cases and not out of the refrigerator or exposed to dust, insects and germs. .
It also urges special attention to be paid to the hygiene conditions of the staff and to the cleanliness of the equipment and the area from where you procure food and to carefully examine the marking of the products and the indicative sales signs.
When supplying eggs, he emphasizes that the indications on the packaging, such as the spawning date, the packaging date or the expiration date, must be observed.
"For the purchase of chocolate eggs that are offered mainly to children, the general rules of hygiene during the maintenance, display and disposal from fixed and branded food outlets apply. "Special attention should be paid by parents to the content of chocolate eggs, such as small toys (can cause drowning) and to the mandatory indication of the composition (milk chocolate, health) and the date of consumption", he notes.
Regarding egg paints, the Municipality of Limassol states: “The decorative egg paints used are the ones allowed. Paint only the eggs that have remained intact during cooking. Follow the staining instructions on the packaging ".
Finally, he calls on consumers to be especially careful in their purchases and in case they find the availability of degraded, unsuitable, spoiled food, to contact the Health Services at 25 88 45 90.
Source: KYPE