Day of the Nutritionist - what is this celebration?

According to statistics for the rest of our lives, each of us eats about 50 tons of food. This list includes vegetables, bread, meat products, and even canned food and sweets - all that the modern food industry supplies us with. And since caring for daily bread is one of the basic human needs, this part of the national economy is very important all over the world.

Important note

And experts with professional knowledge of how to properly manufacture, store, combine food products, as well as those engaged in the development of new technologies for their processing and production, are highly quoted in the labor market. And including in our country. Therefore, it is not surprising that in the calendar of professional holidays in Russia there is a Day of the Nutritionist.

history of the holiday

Let's talk a little about this celebration. There was a Day of the Nutritionist even in the Soviet Union. Like many others, it was officially approved by the Decree of the Presidium in 1966. Then the food industry in the USSR only began to gain momentum and develop at a high rate.

This profession became prestigious and popular, and achievements in this field were known throughout the world and demonstrated at international exhibitions of the national economy. Therefore, a large number of people flocked to this industry, and specialized higher and secondary special educational institutions emerged in practically every major city of the country.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, almost all the holidays that were established at that time had to be approved anew, and often new dates were chosen for this. One of the few exceptions was the Day of the Nutritionist. The date of its celebration has remained unchanged since 1966. Celebrate it on the third Sunday in October. So, the Day of the Nutritionist of 2013 fell on 19 the number. And in 2014 we will celebrate it on October 21.

Thanks to the professional qualities and high level of knowledge and skills among the experts of this industry, each of us has at his table a variety and abundance of all kinds of food. A large number of new products that appear every year on the shelves of grocery stores - this is also their merit. And the adaptation, the introduction of dishes of other nations in the catering menu, are also carried out by the workers of the food industry. Their work brings diversity and abundance to our lives.

And another newfangled function of these people is the development and compliance with food safety standards. This requirement of the world community is caused by the latest developments in the field of genetic engineering and chemical industry in the field of fertilizers.

Conclusion

Thus, the Day of the Nutritionist unites representatives of such professions as technologists, engineers, tasters and laboratory assistants, cooks and confectioners. All of them make our life more interesting and tasty. And when is this holiday celebrated in other countries? In Ukraine and Kazakhstan, the Day of the Nutritionist is celebrated at the same time as in Russia - both these countries have left its date unchanged since the times of the USSR. But in the rest of the world there is no such holiday. But on October 16, many countries celebrate World Food Day.