as part of the requirements of the practical lesson for the subject of principles of microbiology. The second-year students of the Department of Food Sciences, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Zainab Hadi, Assistant Lecturer Atlal, and Mr. Hussein Muhammad, visited the laboratories of public health and food hygiene of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to learn about the chemical and microbiological tests that are conducted on different samples of food to ensure safe and healthy food for consumption.