Ensuring food safety and hygiene, preventing food poisoning during the summer

(Baonghean.vn) -To ensure food safety and hygiene, prevent food poisoning and foodborne illnesses for consumers during the summer, the Nghe An Department of Health has issued công văn (official document) No. 773/SYT-NVY directing the Health Centers of 20 districts, cities, and towns, and the Food Safety and Hygiene Sub-Department to implement activities to ensure food safety and hygiene during the summer.

Accordingly, relevant units are preparing personnel and specialized equipment for monitoring food contamination, identifying food poisoning risks, and promptly handling food poisoning cases if they occur. Simultaneously, they are intensifying inspections of all food production and business establishments, particularly focusing on food service establishments, street food vendors, tourist areas, festivals, ice cream and ice production facilities, etc., throughout the province.

Health officials in Vinh City check the expiration dates of food products.
at food service establishments

Along with promptly detecting and handling establishments violating food safety and hygiene regulations, we request that units implement a program for food production and business establishments and collective kitchens to sign commitments to ensure food safety and hygiene, not to use smuggled or unsafe poultry, and to strengthen communication on food safety and hygiene and the prevention of foodborne diseases to ensure the health of consumers during the current hot summer season.

In summer, food spoils easily if not properly prepared and stored. Therefore, people need to choose and prepare food safely: Choose fresh, clean food; Cook food thoroughly and boil water before drinking; Do not mix or use the same utensils for preparing raw and cooked food; Ensure that utensils and food preparation areas are clean and hygienic; Absolutely do not use spoiled, rotten, or moldy food; Use clean, safe water sources in food preparation...

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