On June 23, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety, City Police, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade; Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Environment; Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, People's Committees of wards, communes, and special zones on strengthening food safety management in slaughtering, preliminary processing, processing, and trading of meat and meat products.
Over the past time, some websites have reflected cases showing signs of producing and trading fake beef, beef containing banned substances, suspected of using chemicals to process sow meat into beef and consume it in Ho Chi Minh City.
The case is complex in nature, potentially posing a risk to consumer health, causing concern in public opinion. This raises the requirement to strengthen state management of food safety for slaughtering, production, preliminary processing, processing, and trading of meat and meat products.
In order to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and efficiency of state management of food safety in the city, promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle violations, in which, the City People's Committee requests the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to strengthen inspection and supervision of food safety for the production, preliminary processing, processing, preservation, and business of meat and meat products in the city.
In addition, focus on beef, pork, sow meat, frozen meat, pre-processed meat products, warehouses, gathering points, distribution points, traditional markets and high-risk food business establishments.
Promptly handle or advise on handling according to authority for violations; cases with signs of crime, transfer information, dossiers, and related documents to competent agencies for consideration and handling according to regulations. Preside over summarizing the implementation results, reporting, and advising the City People's Committee on contents beyond authority.
