August 8, 2011
Local exporters will have to cope with more non-tax trade barriers while other countries try to limit imports and protect production as the global economic recession continues. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh said trade remedies would be diverse and nuanced as importers impose more barriers relating to quality standards, export [...]
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June 13, 2011
Hanoi’s health department has tightened the control of people entering the capital via international flights in an attempt stop the Europe’s deadly Escherichia coli (E.coli) outbreak, the government website reported Friday. Any person found with symptoms of fever and acute diarrhea needs to be isolated and rushed to hospital for treatment, the department told [...]
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January 20, 2010
Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu’s proposal to set up the National Committee for Food Safety was rejected by the National Assembly Standing Committee on January 19. Trieu said that with 9.4 million farmer households directly producing agricultural products and with traders selling foods at small markets, not to mention a long border which enables [...]
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December 12, 2009
No violator of food safety regulations has been punished in a recent wave of allegations against suspected dirty producers due to a lack of hard evidence, an official said. But the claim made by Dao Van Binh, vice chairman of Hanoi Peopleâs Committee, that there wasnât enough proof didnât wash with representatives from local districtsâ [...]
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December 5, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – Under the European Council’s new regulation, as of January 2010, seafood products exported to the EU market must have certificates of origin and the fishing vessel’s registration. The regulation aims to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). The EU is currently Vietnam’s largest export market, accounting for one third of its exports. [...]
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December 3, 2009
Of 88 “chao dinh duong” (ready-made porridge) inspected producers in HCM City, 31 failed to meet hygienic conditions. LookAtVietnam – Of 88 “chao dinh duong” (ready-made porridge) inspected producers in HCM City, 31 failed to meet hygienic conditions. Paper stirs up debate over ready-made rice porridge for kids Last week HCM City’s health inspectors checked 10 enterprises [...]
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December 3, 2009
Ready-cooked porridges for kids that are marketed as “nutritious products” have become popular in HCM City. Tuoi Tre says its tests show that this product may contain harmful preservatives. Chemicals used in nutritious porridges are sold for only 50,000-80,000/kg. Tuoi Tre Newspaper, which has a penchant for investigative journalism, is now stirring up a fuss over the ready-cooked [...]
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September 18, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about measures to tighten food safety supervision. The key problem is to improve domestic product quality and gradually have quarantine stamps on all of the meat products on sale in the market to prove their [...]
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September 12, 2009
LookAtVietnam – According to the World Health Organisation, approximately one-tenth of the Vietnamese population, or eight million people, suffer from food poison each year. Many people do not know how to choose safe foods, including essential foods. Tran Duc Huynh, vice secretary general of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), provided the above information [...]
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August 27, 2009
LookAtVietnam – All Ha Noi’s moon cake shops will be inspected before the mid-autumn festival, said Nguyen Viet Cuong, chief inspector of the city’s Department of Health. Shops and production units which failed to meet food hygiene standards would be punished or suspended until they meet acceptable standards.The inspections, which start on Saturday, would be [...]
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