Central delegation check food hygiene and safety in Dong Nai

10:05, 12/05/2016

(ĐN)- On May 11, the central interdisciplinary inspection team came to Dong Nai to check food hygiene and safety in the locality.

(ĐN)- On May 11, the central interdisciplinary inspection team came to Dong Nai to check food hygiene and safety in the locality.

Phó giám đốc Sở Y tế Huỳnh Cao Hải phát biểu tại buổi làm việc với đoàn kiểm tra liên ngành của trung ương về công tác bảo đảm an toàn thực phẩm.
The central interdisciplinary inspection team checks food hygiene and safety in Dong Nai.

During the Action Month for Food Hygiene and Safety 2016, Dong Nai has formed 187 inspection teams to tour all districts to check food quality and hygiene, especially with regard to the cultivation and trading of vegetables and meat products, said Head of Dong Nai Department of Food Hygiene and Safety Nguyen Van Huu.

Accordingly, 186 breaches of food safety and quality regulations were discovered with the total fine collected worth more than VND100 million.

Particularly, firms were usually fined for operating food service business without proper licences or selling expired foods.

Many firms were also found not providing employees with the full set of hygiene equipment or sufficient training in food safety and hygiene.

Reported by Đ.N