Workers process food at a school kitchen in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of the Hanoi Department of Health) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi will conduct checks on the food safety andhygiene of all enterprises and restaurants in the capital city starting July10, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
The inspection is part of a plan to ensure food safety and hygiene, which willlast until the end of the year with the theme “Saying no to fake andsubstandard food and protecting customers’ rights”.
The inspections aim to improve awareness among organisations and individuals oflaws regarding the safe production and trade of food.
Under the plan, authorities at different levels will strengthen theirmanagement to prevent substandard food and damaging preservatives fromcirculating on the market.
Each ward must have at least four inspectors, and one of the inspectors must bea deputy chairman of the ward people’s committee.
Inspectors will focus on checking for African swine fever, especially inlocalities that have slaughterhouses.
To ensure inspections are done properly, the Hanoi People’s Committee askedconcerned organisations to complete training for inspectors.
Tran Van Chung, deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Health, said about3,340 people would act as inspectors.
By June 12, Hanoi had organised 32 training courses for inspectors.
Tran Viet Nga, deputy director of the Vietnam Food Administration under theMinistry of Health, praised the capital city’s efforts to ensure food safety.
Nga expressed her belief the inspections would be effective and hygiene wouldbe improved.-VNA
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