Discussion on the Emergency Countermeasures of Food Hygiene for Victims in Temporary Settlements after an Earthquake

Objective To explore emergency countermeasures of food hygiene for victims in temporary settlements after an earthquake.Methods Based on the experience of working in a disaster area for a month,some food hygienic hidden dangers at the concentrated settlements were analysed.Results 1.Conditions for food storage were simple and crude.2.The environment of temporary eating places was bad.3.Cooking utensils,appliances and cutleries were lacking seriously.4.Quantity and quality of drinking water was difficult to warrant.Defense and control measures:1.Participate in the programming of temporary dinning places;2.Strictly control the quality of food raw materials;3.Track and secure the whole food procession,4.Eliminate the breeding ground for mosquitoes;5.Train a temporary food processing team;6.Monitor the health of personnel involved in preparing foods;7.Publicize the knowledge on food hygiene in various forms.Based on the comprehensive prevention measures,the health awareness of whole people in the resettlement improved,no any food poisoning happened during that month.Conclusion 1.The administrator in charge of foreign aided goods is the first gate for food hygiene.2.Establishment of a food safety management network is the key point for better food sanitation in temporary settlements.