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Figure 68 Image 28
Percentage of Anaemic Among Antenatal Mothers (Hb < 11gm %) Attending Government Healthy Catering Training Sessions
Health Clinics, 2004 to 2017

Source: Nutrition Division, 2017

Figure 69
Healthy Catering Training Distribution Based on Settings 2017

Source: Health Informatics Centre, 2017

HEALTHY CATERING TRAINING

Objective of Healthy Catering Training is to increase knowledge and skills among food handlers in
Malaysia on healthy eating and clean, healthy and safe food preparation. The implementation of this
initiative started in 2004. It was targeted to all operators and food handlers such as restaurants, food
stalls, cafeterias, fast food restaurants and canteens.

Topics as in Healthy Catering Module: Source: Nutrition Division, 2017
i. Unit A: Healthy Eating Principle
ii. Unit B: Serving Healthy Meal
iii. Unit C: Food Safety and Cleanliness HEALTHY CAFETERIA
iv. Unit D: Effect of Unhealthy Eating and Preparation of Unclean and Unsafe Food
Healthy Cafeteria recognition is one of the initiatives taken by Ministry of Health in supporting healthy
eating practice among Malaysians. This recognition is awarded to the cafeterias which prepare, serve
In 2017, two trainings had been conducted by the Nutrition Division involved operators and food handlers and sell healthy, clean and safe food in accordance with Healthy Cafeteria Recognition Guidelines
who provides food services in SMK Taman Tun Dr Ismail and SMK Jinjang. These school canteens later (Image 29).
received the Healthy Cafeteria recognition). Meanwhile, at states level, 118 districts/regions/divisions
had each conducted minimum of two (2) trainings. Total of 11,748 operators and food handlers had In 2017, total of 166 cafeterias in health facilities and six (6) cafeterias in other government agencies
participated in this training for 2017 (Image 28. The distribution of Healthy Catering Training based on have been recognized as Healthy Cafeterias. Apart from that, 19 cafeterias in private facilities have
settings is as shown in the Figure 69 below:
been recognized as healthy cafeterias which include food premises under Tenaga Nasional Berhad,
Bank Rakyat and private institute of higher education. Cafeterias under Sarawak Malaya University and
International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur have become the first government and private Institute
of Higher Education recognized as Healthy Cafeterias.

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