The Municipality of San Salvador de Jujuy joined the event organized by the Hotel Altos de la Viña hotel and the specialized enterprise Celiaquina, within the framework of World Celiac Disease Day. Professionals from the Food Safety Directorate and the Comprehensive Health Directorate gave the presentations that took place in this first event, which consisted of four talks and a tasting of products suitable for celiacs.
Representing the Municipality of San Salvador de Jujuy, Verónica Sánchez Rojo, head of the Department of Food Education, dedicated her presentation to informing attendees about the issues that concern the Directorate of Food Safety, especially regarding regulations. applicable and the implementation of public policies, “we have the food handling course as a mandatory topic so that handlers know and become aware of celiac disease and the correct handling of food; “We are carrying out these campaigns in educational establishments, through healthy kiosks, so that food is incorporated for members of the educational community who have this pathology,” said Sánchez Rojo.
“I focused on the regulations, which is the mandatory labeling that gluten-free products must have; cross contamination, correct handling of food so that it is not contaminated, both in homes and in gastronomic enterprises; The gastronomic services are gradually being incorporated and including alternatives for celiacs in the menu,” the professional summarized.
In turn, the manager of the Hotel Altos de la Viña, celebrated the occasion in these terms, “this bringing together the entrepreneur, like Celiaquina, the State with the Municipality, and the private sector, with the Hotel Altos de la Viña, was brought together.” three pillars to show society that this is important in all sectors and we are very interested in communicating and generating awareness to improve everyone’s lifestyle.”
“I think it is important to clarify that we are not looking for financial gain but rather to carry out a message to raise awareness to generate well-being for everyone. Every time we get these three legs together: the entrepreneur, the State and the Private to communicate to society to generate well-being, it will generate a very good future,” summarized the host.
The enterprising owner of Celiaquina, Erica Wienhausen, expressed her gratitude to the Altos de la Viña Hotel and the Municipality: “We thank the Altos de la Viña Hotel for inviting us and with them we were able to organize this First Conference that we hope will be informative for everyone. and also to the Municipality of San Salvador de Jujuy that accompanied us with some of its distributions to be able to inform everyone about the same problem”, and considered “little by little, Jujuy is going to advance in what celiac disease is.”
He also referred to the innovative commercial proposal that it develops in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of our city, “Celiaquina is a proposal where we have more than 95 products suitable for celiacs so that celiacs can buy delicious, suitable and safe products. We sell empanadas, cakes, pasta, we cater events, with proposals such as breakfasts, snacks, surprise boxes, cakes and a wide variety of products.”
Finally, Patricia Calisaya, vice president of the College of Nutritionists of Jujuy, commented on what this condition is about, which has gained visibility in recent times, which is why the awareness that is raised through these sessions in a framework of work is important. jointly between the public and private sectors, “celiac disease is a chronic disease that is increasing, it can be diagnosed at any time in life; Lately there have been many cases in adults. Diagnosed people cannot consume anything that contains gluten, that is, no wheat, oats, barley or rye, and we know that almost all everyday foods have some of these cereals. Even if there is a trace of gluten, it is bad for the patient, and that is why we emphasize preventing cross-contamination. For example, Milanese have breadcrumbs, so cooking in the same oil is not good for celiacs. The symptoms often confuse health professionals; there are people who were diagnosed with chronic anemia and do not respond to treatment, and when an intestinal biopsy is performed, it is discovered that the disease was another. Another characteristic is that it is a silent disease, it is difficult to diagnose.”
