The Director of the Department of Food Safety has issued a Decision to administratively sanction the Food Safety Company (headquartered in Cai Rang District, Can Tho City) for exceeding the prescribed scope when conducting a suitability assessment for state management.
According to the decision, this company has conducted a compliance assessment outside the designated field according to Decision No. 72/QD-ATTP dated March 21, 2024 of the Department of Food Safety. This behavior violates the provisions of Point b, Clause 2, Article 21 of Decree No. 119/2017/ND-CP, amended by Decree No. 126/2021/ND-CP.
The main fine applied is 75 million VND. At the same time, the company was stripped of the right to use the decision to designate a food testing facility for a period of 9 months from the effective date of the decision. In addition, the enterprise was forced to revoke all the results of the compliance assessment that had been issued in violation of regulations, specifically reporting 280 test results to the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. The illegal profits gained from the violation must also be returned, with the amount of 70.5 million VND.
The deadline for implementing remedial measures is 30 days, from the date of receipt of the decision. In case of non-voluntary compliance, the company will be subject to enforcement according to the law and will have to pay an additional late payment fine calculated at an interest rate of 0.05% per day on the unpaid amount.
The Food Safety Department requires Ms. Tran Nhu Y - Director of the company - to be responsible for performing the above obligations, and at the same time report the results to the Department after completion.
FAO Certification and Testing Joint Stock Company has the right to complain or initiate an administrative lawsuit against this decision according to current regulations.
