The Rencontres du Vietnam Association yesterday held an international scientific conference themed ‘Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Health: Challenges and Necessary Solutions’. The conference happened in the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE), located in Quy Nhon City of Binh Dinh Province.
The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has agreed to pilot import of Vietnamese passion fruits starting in July, making it the 10th Vietnamese fruit to be allowed to enter the Chinese market, Deputy Director of the Plant Protection Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Thi Thu Huong said at a conference on July 7.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development warned of the amount of pesticide residues on Vietnamese vegetables and fruits exceeding the maximum level permitted under EU law.
Many agricultural businesses in Vietnam have been eager with the welcoming signal from international markets to domestic produce. The only matter left is close cooperation between agro-product processing and farmers to create green and clean products that satisfy the food safety and hygiene standards set by those markets.
Many crops in Vietnam like dragon fruit, carrot, pepper have entered their harvest season with large expected outputs. However, while some enjoy high selling prices, others are still tiredly seeking buyers. Adding to that serious problem is the continuous congestion at the northern border gates, severely harming export produce.
The office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), on the morning of August 28, informed the press that it has urgently verified information related to the warning of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) about instant noodle Hao Hao and instant cellophane noodle Good by Acecook.
Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said that after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect in early August, Vietnam's agro-forestry-aquatic products can access a potential market with more than 500 million people and gross domestic products of over US$18 trillion.
In its report of food safety inspection in the third quarter, People’s Committee in the central province of Quang Ngai collected VND109 million ($4,672) fines through inspecting food businesses in the province.
People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday held a meeting in 23.9 Park to launch action month for food safety with the participation of Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long and representatives from related agencies.
Deputy chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu said at a meeting with an inspection team from the National Assembly on December 15 that city administrators will issue harsh penalties on businesses which can not provide certificates of origin of food.
According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), export of rice in early 2016 has seen more advantages than it did in the same period last year with contracts of 1.3 million tons of rice passed from last year and import demand from large and regular markets coming earlier.
In an online conference on tightening control over food safety between leaders of ministries of Agriculture and Health with provincial committees in the country on October 19, Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat said making unsafe food for profits is a crime as it damages health condition of tens of millions of consumers.
As public concerns over contaminated food have been raised, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat asserted that the Ministry will take drastic measures to reduce pesticide residues in vegetables and tea leaves to gain consumers’ trust.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam yesterday asked ministries to form closed supply chains involved in moving food products and services from supplier to customer at a conference in the government’s head office on food safety and hygiene.
At a meeting on September 25 in Hanoi presided by Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat, many representatives of food safety management agencies said that the threats of banned chemicals use in breeding and dangerous pesticide on vegetables are alarming.
