6 restaurants and processing facilities in Nghe An were fined for violating food safety.

(Baonghean.vn) - In the recent food safety inspection,The interdisciplinary inspection team of Nghe An province has drawn up records to fine 6 establishments with a total amount of more than 70 million VND.

The interdisciplinary team inspected and requested a stop to production at a cake production facility in Nghi Loc district. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Implementing Decision No. 4173 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on inspection of compliance with legal regulations on ensuring food safety during the Mid-Autumn Festival, from September 15 to October 15, 2017, the province's interdisciplinary inspection team inspected 19 food production, processing and trading establishments in 5 districts, cities and towns in the province.

Through inspection, the delegation discovered and recorded administrative violations against 6 establishments and assigned the Health Department Inspectorate to issue a decision to impose a fine of 70.8 million VND.

The list of violating establishments includes:

1. Nguyen Manh Thieu cake production and processing household; address: No. 264, Nguyen Van Cu Street, Vinh City; violation: Not preserving food according to the instructions announced by the individual or organization producing it; fine: 4 million VND.

2. Viet Trung Company Limited (Ding Tea Beverage Store); address: No. 10, Mai Hac De Street, Vinh City; violation: No Certificate of food safety qualified facility; fine: 25 million VND.

Checking food preservation at Dai Duong Restaurant, Vinh City. Photo: Thanh Son

3. Dai Duong Seafood Company Limited - Dai Duong Restaurant; address: No. 161, Le Nin Street, Vinh City; violation: not ensuring environmental hygiene conditions, not separating from the toilet, food storage area not ensuring safety and hygiene; fine: 16 million VND.

4. Thanh Cong Food Processing and Trading Joint Stock Company; address: No. 01, Lane 6, Van Duc Giai Street, Vinh City; violation: using expired health certificates (04 people), not ensuring safe distance from toxic sources and pollution sources; fine: 4.8 million VND.

5. Duong Thi Sam food business household; address: hamlet 5, Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau district; violation: not providing periodic health check-ups for 7 people (aggravating circumstances), not keeping food samples as prescribed; fine: 5 million VND.

Food warehouse of Thanh Chuong Chicken Restaurant, No. 40, Dinh Le Street at the time of inspection. Photo: Thanh Son

6. Nguyen Dinh Trading and Service Company Limited - Thanh Chuong Chicken Restaurant; address: No. 40 Dinh Le, Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City; violation: not conducting periodic health check-ups for 20 people; food storage area does not ensure safety and hygiene; fine: 16 million VND.

Thanh Son