Food Allergen Awareness Training
What’s coming up 2024
Exciting news from FBH! We’re thrilled to finally unveil our amazing lineup of events for 2024. Our food safety symposium happening in October! Get ready for an amazing gathering of industry experts, insightful discussions, and of course, some delicious food. Stay tuned for more details because this is one event you won’t want to miss! […]
Marva Hewitt featured on Television Jamaica (TVJ)
Our Founder Marva Hewit is featured on Jamaica News Today – Television Jamaica (TVJ) to talk about Crab Circle Closure. Watch the video on this blog post.
Pollution Penalty – Windalco Subjected To Heavy Punishment For Rio Cobre Diasater
The Government has moved to impose heavy punishment on UC Rusal Windalco for the release of “thousands of litres of harmful trade effluent” into the Rio Cobre last week that resulted in a fish kill which affected several species, impacted other aquatic organisms, and posed a danger to domestic water supply for tens of thousands […]
Dry Spell Affecting Crop Production In Clarendon
Denton Alvaranga, Member of Morant & Croft’s Hill Farmers Group Project in North Central Clarendon, says a dry spell in the area is threatening food security. Speaking at the European Union Delegation to Jamaica Panel Discussion, Alvaranga noted that lack of rainfall has a devastating impact on agriculture. Denton Alvaranga, Morant & Croft’s Hill Farmers […]
Breaking Travel News Interview: Edmund Bartlett, Minister Of Tourism, Jamaica – Part III
In the final piece of a three-part interview with Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, finds out how it feels to have been recognised by the World Travel Awards. Jamaica was the star of the Caribbean & North America 2021 Winners Day, scooping a number of top prizes. Not only did […]
Founder Marva Hewitt gains the Special Recognition Award
Our Founder Marva Hewitt has achieved the special recognition award for Honorary Presenter.
Caribbean Food Safety Conference 2019 – Recap
The Food Hygiene Bureau’s 8th International Food Safety Conference carried the theme Caribbean Preparedness Regulatory Control. The conference dates were 24th to 25th September 2019 and went off without a hitch despite some challenges. The international panel of keynote speakers covered topics such as Practical Approaches to Integrated Pest Management and Hidden Hazards in Food Allergens. For the two […]
Let’s Talk COVID-19 Risk Management & Workplace Protection
St Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica. July 16, 2020. Jamaica is poised to begin recovering some of its lost revenue from tourism as it enters its second stage of re-opening its borders to the international market. According to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett “The sector reopened to visitors on June 15, 2020 and since then, has […]
International Industry Experts, Scientists And Specialists Come To Kingston in 2019
International Industry Experts, Scientists And Specialists Come To Kingston Jamaica 24-25th September 2019, To Talk Food Safety Regulations And The Exporting Of Food. Kingston, Jamaica. 24-25th September 2019. Food exports and tourism are the backbone of the Jamaican economy. These sectors cannot afford foods being rejected at international borders or foodborne illness turning tourists away from coming to […]