More than 234 thousand oranges have Vinh orange origin traceability stamps

In the first year of Nghe An province implementing the electronic traceability stamp for Vinh oranges, the Department of Science and Technology granted the Certificate of right to use Vinh geographical indication for orange products to 10 enterprises and cooperatives that were qualified to affix traceability stamps.

Electronic traceability stamps are stuck on oranges. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to Ms. Thai Thi Hong Lien - Head of Quality Standards Management Department (Department of Standards, Measurement and Quality), in the recent orange crop, the total number of stamps printed, pasted and used was 234,434 pieces, equivalent to the number of oranges with electronic traceability stamps of Vinh orange origin at the 10 enterprises and cooperatives mentioned above.

Companies and cooperatives have recorded information on traceability stamps in full accordance with regulations of the Provincial People's Committee; information on stamps and the number of traceability stamps are strictly controlled by the units before printing.

Sticking electronic traceability stamps on Vinh oranges at Tan Thanh General Trading Service Cooperative. Photo: Xuan Hoang

During the process of printing and labeling, State management agencies have organized well survey, inspection, supervision, evaluation, selection and status of labeling of traceability for orange products bearing the geographical indication "Vinh" in the province, and at the same time proposed solutions for management and implementation of labeling of traceability.

However, the number of printed traceability stamps compared to the amount of Vinh oranges sold on the market is not much.