Having a policy on ethical sourcing of food and supplies
On Friday, 28.04.1440 H, the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine participated in the 40th Buraidah Spring Festival . The college contributed in this festival with one of its finest food product known collectively as Kelaja. Kelaja is manufactured in the Food processing factory lines in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. This product Kelaja or Kleicha (Arabic: الكليجا) is one of the most popular flour confectionery in Qassim region. There are different delicacies Kelaja varieties. It comes in several traditional shapes and fillings. The most popular Kelaja is that filled with dates syrup. It is usually flavored with cardamom, ginger, cinnamon and sometimes rose water, and glazed with whipped egg. It is usually stuffed with dates and served with tea or Arabic coffee.
Kelaja typically eaten for a range of celebrations and has a specific annual festival in March 2019 the 11th Kleicha festival was organized at Buraidah city, Qassim region, KSA.
The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (Female Section) at the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at Qassim University organized a lecture entitled (Conscious Consumer) within the program of young women held by the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman Al-Faisal Social Center in Onaiza targeting middle school students, presented by Mr. Samar Abdulrahman Al-Muhaimid, on Wednesday, 18/3/1439 H, and through the lecture the importance of the food label was identified with a simplified scientific template commensurate with the target group in addition to practical applications of how to test healthy food products through Food Card.
In cooperation with the Deanship of Community Service, the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, represented by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (Female Section), organized an educational and nutritional awareness campaign for the students of the twenty-second secondary school in Buraidah and the number of participating students reached 275 students. Dr. Atiyat Ahmed Labib, Associate Professor of the Department, participated in the presentation of an interesting lecture entitled "Food Irradiation" and the following:
Dr. Maha Abdul Muttalib Al-Mowafi and Dr. Ferdous Mohamed Hassan, Assistant Professors at the Department, will present a lecture entitled (Food and Your Psychological Comfort) in addition to responding to the inquiries of the students and providing nutritional consultations and practical application to identify the nutritional status of the students using the Tanita scale to identify the weight, body mass index and fat percentage, on Sunday, 29/3/1439H. Various leaflets numbering 160 leaflets were distributed to the students.
The students of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition produced healthy and innovative food products with high nutritional value within the final project of the field training course under the supervision of Mr. Zainab Al-Sunaidi and Mr. Samar Al-Muhaimid.Where 20 food products were implemented storeable in a cold and dry place for 6 months of production, after training the students in the Harfa Food Factory of the Women's Multipurpose Cooperative Society and ISO certified, where the students were trained during the semester on food production lines from Receiving raw materials until canning and packaging, in addition to designing the food label and calculating the nutritional value of food products. The field training complements the academic aspect of equipping specialized female cadres to advance the food industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, represented by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, participated in a nutritional awareness program within the third campaign of Qassim University "Awareness, Health and Education" in Dhariya Governorate from 3/7/1440 AH for a week. The nutrition awareness program aimed to provide nutrition awareness activities to all those who visit the university camp in addition to students of fifteen primary, middle and secondary schools in Daria.
The program included the provision of awareness and nutritional consultations in addition to the dissemination of sound nutritional concepts through awareness banners and leaflets that were distributed, in addition to the presentation of the awareness video that was shown in the university camp during the campaign period, in addition to the awareness program in external tours in the province of Dhariya in the flower garden and the social club.
The program was attended by 4 faculty members and 3 students of the eighth level in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. The total number of beneficiaries of the activities of the nutrition awareness program amounted to approximately 650 visitors to the university camp and nearly 550 students from different schools virtuously.
In cooperation with the Deanship of Community Service, the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, represented by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (Female Section), organized an awareness campaign at the Fifth Secondary School for Female Students in Buraidah and the number of female students benefiting from 330 students and a number of school staff.
A team consisting of Mr. Hessa Al-Habib, Mr. Wiam Al-Hamid participated in the lectures at the department and a group of students of the department on Tuesday, 19/7/1440 AH. The activities of the campaign began with a lecture entitled "Nutrition and Health" aimed at guiding students to the importance of balanced healthy food to have a healthy life and contribute to the dissemination of healthy eating behaviors, The nutritional status of the students was also assessed using the Tanita scale and the students interacted positively with the team and educational leaflets were distributed to them.
In cooperation with the Deanship of Community Service, the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, represented by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (female section), organized an awareness campaign at the first secondary school in Onaiza governorate, and the number of female students benefiting from the school reached 265 students and a number of school staff. A team consisting of:
Mr. Samar Al-Muhaimid - Mr. Ohood Al-Khulaifi - Mr. Nada Al-Zenidi lectures at the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Qassim University, and a group of students of the department also participated. On Sunday, 17/7/1440 AH, the activities of the campaign began with a lecture entitled:
"Food Label".
The nutritional status of the students was also assessed using the Tanita scale and the students interacted positively with the team and educational leaflets were distributed to them.
On Wednesday, October 16, at 10 a.m., the Student Club of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine - Female Section activated World Food Day. The students of the student club introduced the World Food Day in the presence of a number of faculty members in the department. The students of the student club prepared a corner for World Food Day with the aim of putting forward the ideas of reducing food waste and saving grace, and the corner contained containers and cans to save grace to collect the remaining foods and seedlings to water them with water remaining with water bottles instead of throwing them. As well as the distribution of some cards containing instructions and tips to reduce food waste and save grace and the numbers of associations for the preservation of food. The owner of the corner of reducing food waste and saving grace, the corner of food and immunity with the participation of students of the course of nutrition and immunity in man. The goal of the corner was to educate the largest segment of society about immune nutrition, its enhancement, its link to the health of our bodies and its strengthening. This was accompanied by the distribution of some awareness leaflets on immune-boosting foods.
Within the framework of the voluntary community service activities provided by the College, the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition participated in a nutritional awareness program entitled "My Health in My Food" at the Qais Bin Asim Club, and the program aimed to provide awareness and nutritional consultations to the club's patrons in addition to disseminating sound nutritional concepts through awareness banners and leaflets.
The Student Club - Female Section - Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine represented by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition participated in the exhibition (Made by My Hands) on Thursday, 3/7/1441 held at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies. The exhibition aims to showcase the creativity and talents of students and introduce their projects.
The participation of our students under the supervision of the student club was the student part of the students to display healthy products and focus on reducing sugars, and also a presentation of the products of the factory of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition with mention of manufacturing methods and preparation steps, and some food leaflets were distributed and provide visitors to the exhibition with ways to prepare healthy meals and how to prepare food products at home from surplus foods such as the manufacture of ketchup and jams.
The exhibition as a whole was characterized by interaction from students and members and visitors expressed their admiration for the participation of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, where it presented healthy products and explained how to replace sugars with healthy alternatives such as date powder, the production of alternatives to Nutella using raw chocolate, the development of natural flavors and sweetening them with honey, the production of healthy cookies and the use of artificial maggi alternatives with a plant nature. This was in the presence of Her Excellency Dr. Amal Al-Rubaish, Undersecretary of the Deanship of Female Student Affairs at Qassim University, where she praised the efforts and creativity of the students.
The Community Service Unit at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at Qassim University activated World Food Day on Wednesday, 4/3/1442 AH, by holding a number of scientific lectures remotely, in cooperation with all departments of the College, and under the patronage of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Daoud, President of Qassim University. World Food Day is held on 16 October each year in conjunction with FAO Founding Day in 1945, where FAO participates in events in more than 150 countries around the world, promoting global awareness and action to end hunger, the need to ensure food security and a nutritious diet for all.
The activities of this occasion included a lecture entitled "Together Towards a Balanced Food to Maintain Your Health", presented by Dr. Raghad Al-Hamid, a faculty member in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, another lecture entitled "Food Safety in the Application of the HACCP Program", presented by Dr. Shawkat Fathy, a faculty member in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, and another lecture on "Functional Poultry Food and Human Health", presented by Dr. Tarek Obaid, a faculty member of the Department of Animal Production and Breeding, and in conclusion, a lecture entitled "Organic Agriculture in Achieving Achieving Agriculture" was held. Sustainable Agricultural Development: Vegetable Crops as a Model", presented by Dr. Adel Hassan, a faculty member at the Department of Plant Production and Prevention.
