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Ministry gets tough on basic hygiene violators

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry has requested all provinces and cities to strengthen food safety and hygiene inspections to deal with the increase of food poisoning cases across the country.

Food safety probe uncovers violations

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,100 businesses out of 7,000 that produce and trade in agricultural products were found to have broken food safety regulations during the first half of the year.

Food probe finds rampant violations

VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development found violations in 17 workplace kitchens, supermarkets and food processing enterprise of 25 examined in nine provinces last month.

Chinese ginger in Vietnam is safe: test

The Bureau of Food Safety and Hygiene has  released official information about the test results of ginger, dry vermicelli (in Hanoi) and lemon tea (in HCM City). The test results show that these products are safe. 

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Vietnam to test disposable chopsticks

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Institute for Food Safety Test has collected samples of disposable bamboo chopsticks and toothpicks on the market to test for mold resistant chemicals.

Foreign visitors afraid of food safety in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - “I have been living in Vietnam for three years but I can’t get used to the way Vietnamese people eating beside sewers,” says Alain, a Spanish who is working for a non-governmental organization in Hanoi.

Struggling to eat safely to avoid the “death”

While many people have unhygienic, anti-science and insatiable eating habits, some others try to maintain the clean, scientific eating habits and are struggling to find ways to eat foods that contain no chemicals.

Ministry targets lower farm produce contamination

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amid increasing fears about food safety, Viet Nam aims to cut the contamination rate of plant-origin products by 10 per cent next year,

Minister of Agriculture asks to tighten food security control

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has asked relevant agencies to tighten food inspection to reduce the rate of vegetable with pesticide residue.

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Inspectors to ensure food safety for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Teams of inspectors will begin checking retail and wholesale goods in major cities to ensure food safety for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Health ministry budget targets facilities, training

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will allocate VND81.9 trillion (US$3.9 billion) for the health sector next year, a slight increase over the previous year, according to the Ministry of Health.