Dongshin University Recommissioned for Jeonnam Children's Meal Management Support Center

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Dongshin University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation will be re-entrusted to operate the Jeonnam Province Children's Meal Management Support Center for the next five years.

On the 28th, Dongshin University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation held a 'Jeonnam Province Children's Meal Management Support Center Entrusted Operation Agreement Ceremony' at the Jeonnam Province Children's Meal Management Support Center in Naju City, Jeonnam Province, with officials from the Food and Drug Division of the Jeonnam Province Health and Welfare Bureau in attendance, the foundation announced on the 29th.

As the center's entrusted operation period expires on December 31, the entrusted operation review committee conducted a selection process, and Dongshin University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation was reselected as the entrusted institution, leading to this agreement.

Since 2012, the Department of Food and Nutrition at Dongshin University, which has been operating the center under entrusted management, will participate as the operating department.

The period is from January 2021 to December 2025, and it will be operated with a budget of 3 billion KRW supported over five years.

The Jeonnam Province Children's Meal Management Support Center, a regional base center, supports 241 children's meal facilities in four cities and counties including Naju City, Gangjin County, Gurye County, and Hampyeong County by providing ▲ hygiene safety and nutrition management surveys and on-site guidance ▲ development and distribution of customized menus for children's meal facilities ▲ development of hygiene safety and nutrition educational materials ▲ various educational services for directors, teachers, cooks, children, and parents.

No Hee-kyung, director of the Jeonnam Province Children's Meal Management Support Center (professor of the Department of Food and Nutrition at Dongshin University), said, “We will provide systematic and diverse support to improve the hygiene and nutrition levels of children's meal facilities,” and added, “We will strive to become a model leading the safe management of children's meals in the Jeonnam region.”

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