Posts Tagged ‘ Hygiene Standards ’

Ha Noi health inspectors to check safety of moon cakes

August 27, 2009
Ha Noi health inspectors to check safety of moon cakes

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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Health ministry urges consumers to report food safety violations

August 26, 2009
Health ministry urges consumers to report food safety violations

LookAtVietnam – Consumers in Viet Nam should be encouraged to speak up about companies that violate food safety laws, Inspectors of HCM City Health Department check origins and quality of food in Binh Tay market.Speaking during a two-hour show on food safety and hygiene, Trinh Quan Huan said educational campaigns about food safety had raised [...]

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Animal health authorities lax in HCMC, Dong Nai: conference

August 25, 2009
Animal health authorities lax in HCMC, Dong Nai: conference

Pork which fails to pass animal health agency inspections is found at a slaughterhouse in Tan Binh Distric, HCMC Government officials have blamed animal health authorities for the mismanagement of the slaughter of animals for meat and trade of animal products in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province. Doan Hai, deputy director of [...]

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Bottlers fined $100,000 for selling germ-infected water

May 31, 2009
Bottlers fined $100,000 for selling germ-infected water

LookAtVietnam – HCM City Department of Health inspectors have handed out fines of VND1.8 billion (US$101,123) to ice and bottled water plants for violating food safety and hygiene standards. Most well water in the city is polluted and unsafe for daily use or to use for ice or bottled water. (Photo: VNN)Inspector Nguyen Minh Hung [...]

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Officials lack wherewithal to control food safety

March 28, 2009
Officials lack wherewithal to control food safety

An outdoor eatery on a sidewalk in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. The responsible authorities of Ho Chi Minh City are not equipped with the managerial and technical skills to tackle the food safety and hygiene problem in the city, officials admitted at a meeting on Thursday. The meeting was called by the Culture-Society [...]

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Callous companies put workers’ health at risk

March 26, 2009
Callous companies put workers’ health at risk

Workers hospitalized in a major food poisoning case in HCMC recently Hundreds of thousands of workers in the city are being fed unsafe and nutrient-deficient food by their employers and this has long-term health implications, Ho Chi Minh City legislators said Wednesday. Several deputies of the city People’s Council railed against the poor quality of [...]

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Bottled water health standards

February 28, 2009
Bottled water health standards

LookAtVietnam – The Department of Health and Preventive Medical Centre of HCM City will inspect ice factories and bottled-water plants next month to ensure they maintain the required safety and hygiene standards, an official has said.Le Truong Giang, deputy director of the department, said inspectors would look for violations of health ministry’s regulations and close [...]

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City health department worried about bottled water quality

February 21, 2009
City health department worried about bottled water quality

A visitor drinks bottled water in Ho Chi Minh City. The city health officials have sounded caution about the quality of water being bottled by local small producers. The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department has expressed concern over the hygiene and safety of bottled water being sold by several small producers. The department has [...]

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Call to change law on stock transport

February 10, 2009
Call to change law on stock transport

LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Justice has asked the city’s People’s Committee to change unfair bans on the transport of cattle and poultry by motorbike, bicycle and cyclo. “There are few gaping holes in the committee’s official decision to create new regulations for the transport and slaughter of poultry and cattle”.“Even though the regulations to [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...