On the morning of April 28, 2017, the commendation meeting of Shanghai “Dandelion” excellent young volunteers for food and drug safety & Pujiang exchange meeting for “the building of food safety city satisfying citizens” was held in Pujiang Town, Minhang District. Teacher Fu Weiyan from SJTU-Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center and Xu Guobin, member of Zhigeng Nongyuan Science & Technology Association were invited to the event.
The event was sponsored by the Youth League Committee of Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration, Minhang District Food and Drug Safety Office and Minhang District Pujiang Town People’s Government, cosponsored by Pujiang Town Food and Drug Safety Office and Pujiang Market Supervision Institute, and organized by Shanghai Huiji Center for Public Service. More than 200 people including the representatives of the Youth League Committee of Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration, Minhang District Food and Drug Safety Office and Minhang District Pujiang Town People’s Government, the Youth League Committee of Market Supervision Bureau in all the districts of the whole city, streets and towns in Minhang District, and food and drug safety office in industrial areas and etc. and volunteers at the grass-roots level participated in this event.
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At the meeting, on behalf of Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center, Fu Weiyan received the bronze medal for Shanghai “Dandelion” Excellent Young Volunteers Collective for Food and Drug Safety in 2016 granted by the Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration Commission of Communist Youth League, and made a report on the popular science education activities held by Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center.
Shanghai “Dandelion” Volunteers Service Team is a youth organization subordinate to Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration. Established during Shanghai World Expo in 2010, “Dandelion” Volunteers Service Team is named after “dandelion” (a kind of plant which can be used as both food and drug), docks with Municipal Civilization Office and China Communist Youth League Shanghai Committee in work arrangement on its own initiative, actively carries forward volunteers’ spirit of “dedication, friendly affection, mutual help, progress”, carries out a series of brand service items such as “Popular science propaganda on food and drug safety in communities”, “Public open day of fast food inspection”, “Clear up family medicine chest” and etc.
In 2016, teachers of Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center led students of Zhigeng Nongyuan Science & Technology Association to participate in multiple “Dandelion” youth volunteer activities. In particular, during the 6th national Food Safety Publicity Week in June, entrusted by Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration, Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center made PPT for popular science education on food safety used in 16 schools of the whole city. In addition, Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center carried out the activity “Dandelion on Campus during the Food Safety Publicity Week in 2016” in Minhang District Hebei Primary School.
Written by Fu Weiyan