Training at a mobile demonstration facility.—VNS Photo

HCM CITY (Biz Hub)– Thousands of customers and food suppliers are learning about food safety at a mobile demonstration facility set up at Metro Cash & Carry Viet Nam stores in HCM City.

The demo facility will stay for two weeks at each of Metro's stores and then will tour around the country. It is expected that 30,000 customers, employees, suppliers and students will take part in the training from now until 2014.

Launched last year, the training sessions are organised by the German Investment and Development Agency, Metro Cash & Carry Viet Nam, and Assist, a non-profit organisation.

The aim is to help food professionals learn more about hygiene and safety in order to improve community health. Metro's customers, employees, suppliers and students are the direct beneficiaries of the project.

Attendees of the course learn about product-handling practices and sustainable practices through an online reference portal and mobile applications as well as public showcase activities. —VNS