Nghe An: Confiscated nearly 10 tons of fresh bamboo shoots that turned black and gave off a foul smell

(Baonghean.vn)- More than 9.5 tons of fresh, foul-smelling bamboo shoots were recently discovered and seized by authorities in Vinh city.

Nghe An Provincial Police Department's Environmental Police Department inspected the above mentioned bamboo shoots.

At around 10:00 a.m. on April 27, Team 4 of the Environmental Police Department (Nghe An Police) suddenly inspected the fresh bamboo shoot processing facility of Mr. Dang Tho Hoang (born in 1975) in Hamlet 3, Nghi Kim Commune (Vinh City). Upon inspection, 185 sacks, weighing 9.5 tons of unprocessed bamboo shoots were discovered, emitting a foul odor and showing signs of turning black. All of the above bamboo shoots were not properly preserved, not ensuring food safety and hygiene.

Most of the bamboo shoots have turned black and smell bad.

The Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Product Quality Management (Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) has taken samples for testing.

The owner of the facility admitted that the above bamboo shoots were purchased from a person named Khuyen (from Tuong Son commune, Anh Son) and brought home and then processed and sold to the market. Immediately after that, the Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Product Quality Management (Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) took samples and sent them for testing.

The case is currently being handled by the authorities in accordance with the provisions of law.

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