The Department of Health and Social Services continues to work with the University of Murcia to assess the catering facilities offered by the City of Murcia (Meals on Wheels, Day Centres for the elderly, nursery schools canteens ...) to ensure food safety and nutrition of its users.
Health evaluates menus in collaboration with the Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Murcia.
Sensory tests are performed, nutritional and hygienic sanitation of dining services.
The goal is to certify the quality of food and monitoring of the Mediterranean diet.
This collaboration, which began last year, has allowed to vary menus and dishes change is not widely accepted by other nutritionally correct that the most successful.
In addition, this collaboration allows programs to prevent obesity, particularly among children.
In Spain more than half the adult population and nearly one third of children are overweight or obese.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia