(Baonghean.vn) - Supervising the slaughtering process at two concentrated livestock slaughterhouses in Dien Chau district, Team 2, the National Assembly's Supervisory Delegation, made a preliminary assessment that the facilities had not complied with slaughter regulations and still had potential risks of food safety and hygiene.
As part of the monitoring program, on the morning of January 17, Team 2, the National Assembly's Monitoring Delegation, conducted monitoring of policies and laws on food safety and hygiene at two concentrated slaughterhouses in Dien Tho and Dien Dong communes (Dien Chau); the dairy farm of Vietnam Dairy Cow Company Limited (Dong Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town) and the safe vegetable production area in Nghi Lien commune (Vinh city).
Comrade Phung Duc Tien - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment was the head of group 2. The delegation included Comrade Le Quang Huy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Thanh Hien - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation and representatives of relevant sectors.
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| At around 3:30 a.m., the delegation conducted a monitoring visit to the centralized slaughterhouse of Mr. Dinh Van Hai (Hamlet 4 - Tay Tho, Dien Tho Commune, Dien Chau District). This is the facility in which the Provincial Livestock Competitiveness and Food Safety Project (LIFSAP) invested 30,000 USD to upgrade the centralized slaughterhouse to a semi-industrial model. Photo: Pham Bang. |
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| At the time of monitoring, the facility's hanging operating room system was supported by the project with nearly 10 million VND and 474 USD but was not in use. Photo: Pham Bang. |
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| Cattle are slaughtered on the floor, waste is not collected properly. Photo: Pham Bang. |
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| The boot dipping tank with sterilization function was built incorrectly and is not effective in practice. Photo: Pham Bang. |
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| The open skimming tank was built but was barely used. Butchers washed the animal's organs in a basin of water and then discharged the water right into the middle of the floor, potentially spreading harmful microorganisms. Photo: Pham Bang. |
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| Pork after slaughter must be in a separate room from the slaughtering stage but is displayed in the same room. Photo: Pham Bang. |
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| Next, the inspection team visited the slaughterhouse of Mr. Bui Van Quang (Hamlet 3, Dien Dong Commune, Dien Chau District). Here, slaughtered pork was displayed on a steel rack but the distance from the ground was not in accordance with regulations. Photo: Pham Bang |
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| Commune Veterinary officers came to stamp quarantine at the post-slaughter stage. Photo: Pham Bang |
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| At this facility, slaughtering activities are also carried out right on the floor, wastewater and solid waste are not collected properly. Photo: Pham Bang |
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| Next, the delegation monitored the breeding process, disease control, and milking at the Nghe An Dairy Farm of Vietnam Dairy Cow Company Limited in Dong Thanh hamlet, Dong Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town. Currently, the dairy farm has a total herd of nearly 2,600 cows, of which more than 1,300 are for milking, with an annual output of about 10,000 - 11,000 liters of milk. Photo: Pham Bang |
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| Farm manager introduces the cow milking process. Photo: Pham Bang |
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| The delegation visited the farm's waste treatment system. Photo: Pham Bang |
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| Finally, the delegation visited the safe vegetable production planning area in Hamlet 3, Nghi Lien Commune, Vinh City. Currently, the safe vegetable production area of Nghi Lien Commune has an area of nearly 5 hectares, supported by the agricultural competitiveness project. About 70% of the vegetables produced by the people are committed to be consumed by BB Garden Company at a price 40% higher than the market price. Photo: Pham Bang |
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| The delegation worked with leaders of Vinh City People's Committee and Nghi Lien, Nghi Phu, Nghi An, Nghi Duc communes to listen to the management of food safety and hygiene in the area, as well as the shortcomings and difficulties of the local government. Photo: Pham Bang |
This afternoon (January 17), the National Assembly's Supervisory Delegation worked with the Provincial People's Committee on the implementation of policies and laws on food safety and hygiene in the area.
Pham Bang
