Ministry of Education on Healthy School Canteen’s Management Towards Quality of Life in Malaysia

Abstract

School canteen plays an important role and has gained an increasing responsibility concerning the food and nutrient intakes of children and young people. Because of that, it is important and closely linked to have clean and better school canteen for their comfort, get a safe food and increase healthy people towards a better quality of life. Therefore, effective management of school canteens and human health with the enforcement, adoption legislation, non legislation as well as guidelines then ensure a perfect human health to address the problem of food safety in school canteens and cause food poisoning. For the realization of effective and efficient management, the Ministry of Education has taken the initiative to publish the Healthy School Canteen’s Management Handbook as guidance and reference to all schools in Malaysia. Daily Self-Check Report on School Canteen is one of school canteen management requirements under the responsibility of the school canteen committee comprising school principals and school canteen teachers. This Self-check report is one of the important strategies to ensure a cleanliness school canteen for a better quality of food.