Nghe An: 17 agricultural and handicraft products have origin tracing stamps

Sticking traceability stamps on avocado products of the cooperative in Nghia Dan. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Starting to implement electronic stamping of product origin tracing since the end of 2017 on Vinh orange products, up to now, Nghe An has had 17 agricultural and handicraft products registered by cooperative organizations to have stamps of origin tracing, including: Vinh oranges, Nam Dan soy sauce, Van Phan fish sauce, Con Cuong vegetables and fruits, Thanh Chuong chicken, Nghe An seafood fish sauce, Mu Tun wine, Con Cuong orange wine, guava, avocado, pineapple, dragon fruit, apple, green beans, garlic, coffee and pepper of Nghia Dan district.

Nghia Dan guava products have origin traceability stamps. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Vegetable and fruit products such as guava, avocado, vegetables... in Nghia Dan and other localities after being labeled with traceability labels, have much higher selling prices than before, but supply cannot meet demand.

Vinh orange is the first product to be labeled with a traceability label. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to Ms. Thai Thi Hong Lien - Head of Quality Standards Management Department, Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality, in the near future, there will be about 10 other agricultural products in the province, including some products from the Western Nghe An biosphere reserve, that will be affixed with traceability stamps.

Consumers increasingly prefer clean, safe vegetables and fruits to ensure health, so the demand for agricultural products with traceability labels is increasing.

To reassure consumers when using products with stamps, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology said: Functional agencies and local authorities continue to promote propaganda work so that consumers can recognize the origin traceability stamps.

At the same time, state management agencies should strengthen inspection and control to avoid the situation of goods that do not meet quality standards but also have fake stamps and use fake stamps to stick on products./.