Demand on food for Tet holiday is very high. This is a good chance for fake and poor quality products, so customers should select food products carefully.
Inspections on food safety and hygiene stepped up
Doctor Nguyen Van Dat, head of the local Food Safety and Hygiene, said “The bureau has launched inspections on food safety and hygiene across businesses, supermarkets since Jan. 17. Similarly, the bureau has steered its affiliates to set up inter-sectoral inspection delegations to ensure safety for customers. Besides, delegations will test products and solve violations seriously.
Customers should select products with clear origin.
Meanwhile, the local department of Agriculture and Rural Development has set up 5 inspection delegations on food safety and hygiene. Truong Van Duc, head of local Veterinary Bureau, said the bureau set up 3 inspection delegations on epidemic control, slaughter control and cattle and poultry transport…
Province excels food safety and hygiene
Lastly, the central inter-sectoral inspection delegation had an inspection at some local businesses, supermarkets and worked with local steering board of food safety and hygiene on Tet 2011. Assessing the inspection, Nguyen Phu Cuong, vice head of Science-Technology Bureau, said Binh Duong excelled inspections on food safety and hygiene. Local businesses obeyed regulations of food safety and hygiene.
In 2010, the local inter-sectoral inspection delegations made an inspection of food across 1,106 food makers, 17, 134 food business workshops, collective kitchens… Most of these workshops qualified for standards on food safety and hygiene.
Reported by T.Thao – Translated by A.C
