Vietnam CP verified not to violate food safety after complaint
After more than a month of investigation, authorities have officially concluded that Vietnam Joint Stock Company did not violate food safety regulations related to the accusation of selling diseased pork in Soc Trang.
On June 29, 2025, the Investigation Police Agency of Soc Trang Provincial Police issued Notice of results of handling information about crime No. 10922/TB-CSKT, concluding:
"CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company has no signs of violating food safety regulations according to Clause 2, Article 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code."
At the same time, this agency also issued a Decision not to prosecute a criminal case (No. 6392/QD-CSKT dated June 27, 2025) for the allegation of "Violating food safety regulations".
Previously, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment had sent a dispatch requesting the Ministry of Public Security to investigate the information spread on social networks. The interdisciplinary delegation of Hau Giang province also inspected the relevant slaughterhouses and found no violations.
CP Vietnam representative affirmed that the company always strictly complies with food safety regulations and thanked the authorities for promptly clarifying the matter.
Development of the incident
On May 30, 2025, Facebook account "Jonny Lieu" posted a complaint claiming that CP Vietnam had brought substandard pork and poultry to the market through Fresh Shop in My Xuyen district, Soc Trang province. This information quickly spread on social networks, causing a stir in public opinion.
Some images of pigs with abnormal signs were also posted, said to have been recorded at 2:30 a.m. on March 26, 2022. Mr. Nguyen Chi Cuong, representative of the relevant slaughterhouse, confirmed that the images were taken at his facility. According to Mr. Cuong, the imported pigs had full quarantine papers, but during the slaughtering process, one pig showed abnormal signs, so it was reported to CP Vietnam to be destroyed according to the procedure.
The Department of Environmental Crime Prevention and Control (C05 - Ministry of Public Security) has directed the Hau Giang and Soc Trang Provincial Police to coordinate with inter-sectoral agencies to conduct the investigation.
