MELAKA: The cleanliness of food premises in the state is among the important factors in Melaka’s effort to empower the tourism sector in line with Visit Melaka Year (TMM) 2019, said State Health and Anti-Drugs Committee chairman Low Chee Leong.
He said therefore the state government hoped food traders in Melaka would give emphasis on cleanliness when preparing food and drinks at all time to prevent incidents of food poisoning which could affect the image of the state.
He said the state government was also stepping up its Food Cleanliness Campaign in line with state government’s slogan of “Melaka Excellent, Smart, Green and Clean to focus on cleanliness education as well as to raise the level of cleanliness at food premises.
“As a tourism state which targets 20 million domestic and foreign tourists in TMM 2019, we really need to stress on cleanliness,” he told Bernama. -Bernama
