Ten provinces and cities have received good valuation on food safety and hygiene management in 2015 from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Ten provinces and cities have received good valuation on food safety and hygiene management in 2015 from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
They include Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Dinh, Dong Nai, and Ha Nam, in addition to Ha Noi, Long An, Kien Giang, and Phu Tho. The other two provinces are Son La and Tien Giang.
Meanwhile, many localities have done this work inefficiently, Tran Quoc Tuan, head of the ministry’s office said.
This is the first year the ministry evaluated and ranked the activities in food safety management in cities and localities, he said.
The assessment was based on a set of criteria which include conducting activities in management of food safety, implementing communications to raise public’s awareness about food safety and sense of abiding by food safety regulations and monitoring, apart from inspecting and handling violations, and setting up and developing safe food supply chains.
According to Tuan, the valuation is very practical when food safety issues are alarming.
It will help locals to strengthen their activities on management of food safety, to limit the overuse of antibiotics in animal husbandry and aquaculture, and pesticides in vegetables, fruits and other agricultural products, he said.
(Source:VNS)
