Hygiene Safety

Harmful chemicals found in many food items

Inspectors from the Ministry of Health have recently found harmful substances such as formaldehyde, borax, and banned coloring agents in a number of food items

Exporters told EU trade still lucrative

Despite the Eurozone crisis, the European market is still a potentially lucrative market for Vietnamese exporters, according to experts speaking at a workshop in HCM City yesterday.

Street food vendors may be limited to fixed areas

Ha Noi's Food Safety and Hygiene Department has proposed to gather food vendors in the capital city at designated places to ensure better management over food safety.

Murky Areas Remain

Circular 13/2011/TT-BNNPTNT (Circular 13 for short) on the inspection of plant-based imports has been in force for over a month and is exerting tremendous pressure on importers. Meanwhile, efforts to combat substandard imports from certain countries remain largely futile.

Expansion of food safety drive urged

City and provincial leaders have been urged to expand food-safety and hygiene model programmes in HCM City, Ha Noi and Central Highlands Dak Lak Province by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and other leaders.

Local officials urged to expand food safety regulations

City and provincial leaders have been urged to expand food-safety and hygiene model programmes in HCM City, Ha Noi and Dak Lak Province by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and other leaders.

HCM City begins food safety month

The HCM City's People's Committee yesterday launched the Month of Action for Food Safety and Hygiene 2011 throughout the city.

Enterprises want food safety law to be crystal clear

HCMC – Local experts and food companies have suggested the Health Ministry consider some wording of the draft law on food safety, saying there are many unclear provisions concerning implementation of the rules.

73,000 food violators yet to be punished: ministry

No penalties were given to 73,000 food producers and traders that violated regulations on food safety and hygiene last year, the Health Ministry has said

Italian quality systems assist farm-food firms

Italian and local experts in food hygiene and safety management are comparing notes on quality systems in the agro-food sector at a two-day training seminar which opened in HCM City March 14.

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Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical