RCCI celebrates World Egg Day

Rawalpindi : (Ali Raza) The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) observed World Egg Day at Chamber House in collaboration with SB Eggs.

The event was graced by the Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaqat Ali Chatha was the chief guest on the occasion. Ms. Amina Rafiq, Director Operations Food Authority, 𝐂𝐡. 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and  𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐝 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 also attended the world egg day.

The event was made colorful by the vibrant participation of kids through the Painting Competition and cooking competition among the different teams of RCCI staff. The event ended up highlighting the benefits and nutritional value of eggs in our daily life.

President RCCI Saqib Rafiq along with Group Leader RCCI Sohail Altaf, Senior Vice President Muhammad Hamza Sarosh, Vice President Faisal Shahzad, RCCI Former Presidents Jalil Ahmed Malik, Dr. Hasan Sarosh Akram, Raja Amer Iqbal, Executive Committee Members, Saad Sadiq Director Sadiq Group, members of RCCI and students attended the event.

An awareness seminar was also held on the sidelines of World Egg Day where speakers highlighted the use of eggs in food and their usefulness.  They demanded the government to reduce the rates of poultry feed and machinery so that poultry could be cheaper in the country and the industry could flourish.

Speakers also urged to raise awareness about the use of eggs, especially yolks, in the diet. Eggs and poultry used to be the cheapest source of protein but now both are out of reach of the common man due to inflation, they added.

At the end, the chief guest distributed prizes among the winners of the egg dishes and painting competition.