The Food Hygiene Bureau

The Food Hygiene Bureau (FHB) was established in 1999 as a private sector organization with the mission to educate consumer and the food industry in best practices in food safety, hygiene and occupational health and safety. We are the regional food safety-training centre in the Caribbean for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, England, the Royal Public Health & Hygiene and the National Environmental Health Associates, USA.

To date we have awarded over 3,500 certificates in food safety to industries. We offer technical assistance to the food and hospitality sector. FHB has generated an excellent track record through its past successes with major projects, recognition by and affiliation with several reputable and renowned international and local bodies, excellent record in training and consulting regional and international.

Some Major Projects

• Co-planner and co-host of four (4) International Conferences – last one in November, 2003. Over three hundred local and international companies were represented
• Caribbean Communicable Disease Control Symposium for Cruise Line Industry, in November, 2003 – joint collaborative effort with Caribbean Epidemiological Centre (CAREC) and World Health Organization (WHO)
• International Food Safety Conference (Spain 2000): FHB made presentation on

      “Food Safety”

• HACCP Sensitization Programme (Island wide) sponsored by Inter-American Institute for Cooperative Agriculture (IICA) and Rural Agricultural Development Agency (RADA): Consulting Body to their Women Farmers’ Network Program
  • Partner in Special Project  with Caribbean Epidemiological Centre

      (CAREC), Trinidad.

• Trainer for the Ministry of Turks & Caicos Health Department
• Trainer for the Barbados Hotel, Tourist Association
• Trainer for the Montserrat Tourist Board Association
• Manage a variety of contracts for hotels and large resorts in training and HACCP implementation.
• Auditor for Pub Franchise Chain in London

Recognition and Affiliation

• Recognition by various government ministries and agencies as being pivotal in development of the industry, for example Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, HEART/NCTVET, IICA
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), England:  Registered Training Centre for the Caribbean
• Royal Society for Public Health (RSOPH), England: Fellow Member
• National Environmental Health Associates, USA: Associate
• FHB is also a member of the following organizations:

- Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA)

- Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA)

- Barbados Hotel, Tourist Association

 Some Past Achievements

• By conservative estimate, more than five thousand (5,000) persons have been trained and certified by FHB across the region. Some of the organizations for which Food Hygiene Bureau has provided training and has been working with:-

 - Trade Winds Citrus

 - Jamaica Citrus Growers

 - Mother’s Enterprise

 - Tastee’s franchises

 - Jamaica Broilers

 - Negril Gardens

 - Tourism Product Development Company

 - Ministry of Health

 - Jamaica Bureau of Standards

 - Ministry of Turks & Caicos

 - Barbados Hotel Tourist Association

 - Montserrat Tourist Board

 - Ministry of Agriculture

 - Negril Chamber of Commerce

 - Superclubs Resort

 - Sandals Resort

 - Wyndham Rose Hall

 - Hilton Hotel

 - Pegasus Hotel

 - Pepsi Cola Jamaica

 - Wray n Nephew

 - Jamaica Drinks Co.

 - Kraft Foods International

 - Jamaica Broilers Group

 - University of Technology

 - Heart, Ebony Park Hotel

 - Caribbean Broilers

 - RADA

 - Kings College University, London

 - St. Lucia’s Government School Feeding Programme

 - Elegant Resort, Barbados

 - Amaryllis Beach Resort

 - Sandy Lane Hotel

 - Scoops Unlimited

• Bureau of Standard Officers
• Jamaica Community Tourism Project (island-wide) as consulting and resource agency. Contribution included curriculum development and training
• Frequent participation on Television and Radio panel discussions for programs such as “Health Watch” and “Smile Jamaica”
• Profile on Food Safety, Turks & Caicos television
• Numerous articles on Food Safety (Jamaica Gleaner)
• Article on Prioritising Food Safety (Barbados Advocate Newspaper).
• Interview on Impact, Nationwide TV - Outbreak of Leptospirosis in Jamaica
• Interview on Smile Jamaica, CVM TV - Food safety tips for consumer
• Interview on Profile, Hot 102 Sept. 2006
• Regular Guest Host on Love 101 Food Safety Programme

 

NAME and ADDRESS of Head office

Food Hygiene Bureau

P.O. Box 2368

Kingston 8

Jamaica, W.I.

Telephone: (876) 755-1185

Email: foodhygiene@cwjamaica.com