Obesity and eating disorders appear to have penetrated into our society, affecting especially our children. In response, the Centre for Consumer Training and Quality Promotion has organised courses on food safety, nutrition, hygiene, food handling and other topics.

Who are they aimed at?

Primary and secondary school students

Workshop content

• Food safety requirements
• Basic concepts in nutrition and the nutritional value of food
• Basic hygiene and food handling rules
• Budget management
• Writing a balanced shopping list to a budget
• Correctly interpreting compulsory and optional labels
• Conducting comparative analyses of functional foods and health and nutrition statements
• Comparing quantity and price of different brands of the same product
• Checking shopping dockets
• Using environmentally-friendly criteria when shopping
• Identifying and appreciating traditional and rural products from Tenerife (gofios, the papas antiguas variety of potato, honey...)

Bookings, Contact Details and Information

• Centre for Consumer Training and Quality Promotion
• Address: Calle San Agustín, 15, 38002, La Laguna
• Locate on Google Maps
• Telephone: 922 445 711 / 12
• Fax: 922 314 511
• Opening Times: For general consumers, Monday to Friday between 9am and 3pm .