On April 13, information from the Nghe An Department of Health said that the unit had just issued an official dispatch directing the implementation of solutions to ensure school food safety and collective kitchens, implemented according to Official Dispatch No. 3403/UBND-VX dated April 3, 2026 of the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee.
According to the Nghe An Department of Health, the People's Committees of communes and wards must strictly implement the provisions of the Law on Food Safety and related documents, and improve state management responsibility in the new situation.
Localities are required to proactively develop plans to ensure food safety for collective kitchens at agencies, units, schools, food service business establishments, street food; clearly assign and decentralize, not to miss, not to let establishments that do not meet the conditions still operate.
Inspection and post-inspection work needs to be strengthened in an inter-sectoral direction, especially between the health and education sectors; coordinate with the industrial park management board and the school board in supervision. Violations must be detected early, handled strictly and publicly to warn the community.
In addition, localities promote propaganda on food safety knowledge; direct health forces to prepare plans, personnel, and supplies to promptly handle food poisoning when it occurs.
For educational institutions with boarding and semi-boarding kitchens, canteens; businesses and factories with collective kitchens; food service business establishments, the Department of Health requires heads to be directly responsible for food safety.
Units must fully comply with regulations from food origin, water use to preliminary processing, processing, preservation, and transportation processes; perform 3-step inspection, and store food samples according to regulations.
Establishment owners and workers directly processing food must have periodic health check-ups, knowledge training and full labor protection equipment.
For schools, in addition to general regulations, it is necessary to strictly implement the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Training on school health work, ensuring safety for students during semi-boarding meals.
