The Nelson Mandela Bay’s food blitz programme has been recognised for promoting food safety in the Metro following a string of operations getting bad food off the streets.
This, as the department of environmental health found dead rats and droppings, expired meat and canned good during operations held throughout the city.
The operating was launched in June by former public health political head Lance Grootboom and it kicked off in Korsten where several shops were closed for non-compliance.
Over the weekend, the metro was handed an award for the sterling job they did running the food safety programme at the environmental health conference held at the Swiss Embassy and South African Institute of environmental health in Cape Town.
Public health portfolio head Yoliswa Pali commended officials involved and said all credit went to the department of environmental health management and the team of practitioners who worked with passion and commitment in executing their duties in the name of serving the people and keeping food safe.
"This is all your credit and you must lift your heads up high. I hope you inspire other municipal employees to know that no matter how difficult the conditions might be, the undying commitment to serve is a noble cause and Godly exercise, you will truly be blessed," Pali said.