www.cercindia.org 13 May 2023 Vol 3 No45, 2e0 DAUR CATE SAA AIT Educates and Empowers Consumers (Click to Read) Sustainable Food Practices » Sustainable Goals: Energy Conservation and Mission LiFE e » Financial Services Consumers » Consumer Awareness Programmes B CONSUMER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE CERC Since 1978Omer Ra) CERC regularly conducts seminars, workshops and training programmes on various subjects including sustainable practices to promote awareness about consumer rights and protection. This issue of Grahak Sathi brings to you highlights of some programmes conducted in April 2023. Please call or x@& ows if you or your friends, relatives, etc. are interested in registering for any ofthe programmes. Sustainable Food Practices Good Hygiene Practices for Spice Industry Date: 13 April 2023 Duration: One day Participants: 28 participants from Spice Industry from Dahod, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Himmatnagar, Dhrangadhra, Vadodara, Palanpur and Ahmedabad Faculty: Ms Anindita Mehta [Chief General Manager, CERC], Mr S. A. Ode [Sr. Food Safety Officer, FDCA], Ms Dipika Chauhan (Ex. Dy. Commissioner, FDCA, Gujarat] Topies covered Good Hygiene Practices and Safety Practices in the Spice Industry, Food Labels and Food Adulteration. + Presentation on the various CERC activities. + Legal Provisions as well as Hygiene and Sanitary Practices important for the Spice Industry. + Good Hygiene practices in detail and Ideal Infrastructure facilities for spice industry. Good Hygiene Practices, Food Safety and FSSAI Regulations for Bakery Industry Dat 9-20 April 2023 Duration: Two days Participants: 55 participants from Bakery Industry Faculty: Ms Sukanya Pondugala [Asst Director (Technical), FSSAI, Gujarat], Ms Anindita Mehta, Ms Amusha Iyer [Manager-Advocacy and Associate Editor, Grahak Sathi, CERC], Ms Dipika Chauhan, Mr K R Patel [State Designated Officer, FDCA, Gujarat], Mr Atul Soni [Former Food Analyst, AMC] Topics covered Regulatory requirements for the Bakery industry. + Good Hygiene and Food Safety Practices for the Bakery Industry. + Food Labels and Food Adulteration. + Presentation on CERC’s various activities. + Misleading Claims and Advertisements often made by the Bakery Industry. + Food Safety Management System for Bakeries, + Enforcement in Bakery Industry. counitSarm em 13 May 2023Omer Ra) Millets and Their Health Benefits Date: 5 April 2023 Duration: One day Participants: 25 Students of MBA Rural Management, Gujarat Vidyapith, Randheja Faculty: Ms Divya Namboothiri [Programme Officer, EIACP- Resource Partner CERC] The year 2023 has been declared as the Intemational Year of Millets by the United Nations to create awareness and increase production and consumption of millets globally. A workshop for millet awareness was conducted by EIACP RP CERC. ‘Topics and activities + Awareness about different types of millets available and their health benefits. + Millet cuisines of India and a few ways in which millets can be consumed, + Quick research to find traditional and tribal recipes of millets along with the yields and types of millets found in different districts of Gujarat. + Slogan writing competition. + Online consumer survey on ‘Consumption of millets in rural areas’ to gauge and spread awareness about millet. and TORCH. Praful Amin (Chairman CERS ‘Walter Vier CEO and Executive Editor ‘Uday Maan Associate Editors ‘Amsha Iyer Rashmi Goyal Eeitorial Asistant ‘Meena Bathavi caauitSarm EX 13 May 2023Omer Ra) Greenmosphere for LiFE Workshop Date: 21-22 April 2023 Duration: Two days Participants: Students from Greenmosphere clubs (45 students plus teachers and parents) Faculty: Ms Anindita Mehta, Ms Anusha Iyer and Ms Divya Namboothiri CERC set up Greenmosphere Student Clubs in 30 schools in Ahmedabad in July 2022 with the aim of educating school children about energy saving and energy audits etc. Awareness and hands on activities have been conducted throughout the year. A year-end event was organised to recognise outstanding performers of these clubs. Students were also familiarised with Mission LiFE (Lifestyle For Environment). The event was an important step towards the Greenmosphere aim of creating Conservation Ambassadors. Topics and Activities + Students were divided into three groups and each group was senkifised about one of the three broad topics of Mission LiFE - (i) Save Energy & Save Water, (ii) Adopt Sustainable Food Systems & Healthy Lifestyles, (ii) Minimise e-waste, Reduce Waste, Avoid Single Use Plastics By the end of the workshop each student had to think and come up with creative Advocacy ideas + Know Yourself - An activity-based session where students would understand their current status vis-d-vis energy and water conservation/wastage, knowledge about food and nutrition. + Audit Challenge - Students had to identify events in daily life where energy or water is wasted which helped them understand the importance of energy audits. + Develop a Story - A group activity to teach students the importance of team work which is essential for a successful advocacy campaign. + Speak your mind —A short speech by each group aimed at helping students to think and prepare arguments for their advocacy topic. + Preparing Advocacy Communication. SRANAK SATE EE 13 May 2023Omer Ra) International Banking Crisis and Indian Consumers Date: 11 April 2023 Duration: Consumers (20) Faculty: Ms Anindita Mehta [Chief General Manager, CERC], Mr 8. A. Ode [Sr. Food Safety Officer, FDCA], Ms Dipika Chauhan [Ex. Dy. Commissioner, FDCA, Gujarat] Topics covered + The recent crisis in Silicon Valley Bank and other banks. + The strengths of banks in India, + RBI’s controls and monitoring of banks of India. + Protections available to consumers and precautions they should take as bank customers. + Deposit insurance cover provided to bank depositors in India by Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). + What precaution should you take as a bank consumer, Rescue Services during Emegegney Date: 26 April 2023, Duration: Consumers (28) Faculty: Mr Manoj Bhavsar [108, VOICE, EMRI Green Health Services] ‘Topics covered + Various types of help, services and facilities available free of cost to the public from different Emergency Response Services. (101, 108, 181, and 1962) + How will people be rescued if they are caught in a lift, have suffered from a snake bite or from burns. rod + How and what emergency treatment is 1. Grahak Sathi Educates and Empowers given in the rescue van before reaching Consumers the hospital. 2. Relief for railway passengers + Ademonstration of the 108 Van on how 3. Beware of High Sugar in your summer drinks people are rescued in any kind of 4, Grahak Sathi Yuva 29 April 2023 medical, police and fire emergency. ea 5. How to choose the right washing machine Grahak Sathi is now available in five languages - English, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam and Marathi. If you like this e-magazine, issued in the interest of citizens, please forward it to your friends. They can send us their mail id at \cercindia.org to get the e-magazine FREE. This effort will help make a better world. 13 May 2023