“The ban on bringing outside food into the bedroom is solely for safety and unsanitary reasons.”
This was stated in his statement to APA by Orkhan Mammadov, deputy director of the dormitory at Ganja State University, expressing his opinion on the discontent of students with the ban on bringing outside food into the dormitory.
A group of students expressed their discontent on social media platforms and said that they are not allowed to bring home-cooked food to the dormitory.
The State Agency for Science and Higher Education has clarified whether food can be brought to the university residences or whether students can prepare food in the university residences themselves. So, in response to our query, the Agency said that this is a decision that can be made from a security point of view and is regulated based on the internal rules of each company.
University official Orkhan Mammadov noted that students were negligent with heaters in the dormitory, spoiled food created an unsanitary situation in the kitchen: “In addition, several cases of food poisoning occurred in the dormitory. Due to “the difficulty in managing all these processes, it was necessary to impose a ban.”
Orján Mammadov also highlighted that the kitchen is tidy and the quality of the food is high.
“It is not prohibited for students to bring cold food to the residence,” he added.
In this regard, food engineer Farid Safarov states that it is difficult to control this directly in university residences, where it is not prohibited to bring food from outside or prepare food in the residence:
“Hygiene standards must be ensured in the dormitories. If necessary, training should be provided in this regard. Food, food and food products purchased at the buffet, prepared in the dormitories or sent from home must be healthy, clean and of good quality. Students must also strictly follow the conditions of cleanliness and sanitation.”
Aynur Mammadova, a doctor at the Department of Toxicology of the Clinical Medical Center, also said that it is a positive step to offer a high-quality food menu under the supervision of the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in shelters under the supervision of the Department of Hygiene. and Epidemiology Center.
“At least you know that there is control over these foods. It is more difficult to have that control over street food. In almost all the poisoning cases we receive, students get poisoning from the same foods. In many cases, they eat donuts, shawarma, fast food and expired food, they are poisoned by sausages and sausage products. There are also many cases of poisoning from packaged foods.
The doctor also says that untimely feeding and poor-quality food provoke gastritis, which is called “student’s disease”:
“Therefore, students must be sensitive to their diet and the quality of the food.”
Several universities we contacted about the issue said they do not have any bans related to the aforementioned issue.
