Nghe An organizes the launching ceremony of 'Month of action for food safety' in 2023
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2023 Food Safety Action Month has the theme "Ensuring food security and safety in the new situation"; taking place from April 15 to May 15, 2023.
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Scene of the launching ceremony of the Food Safety Action Month 2023. Photo: Thanh Chung |
On April 14, in Anh Son district, the Food Safety Steering Committee of Nghe An province held the launching ceremony of "Month of action for food safety" in 2023.
Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Steering Committee for Food Safety of Nghe An province; departments, branches and sectors in the province; leaders of the People's Committee, health department, medical centers of 21 districts, towns and cities; and more than 1,500 people from agencies, units and food production, processing and trading establishments in Anh Son district.
The organizationMonth of action for food safetyto create a strong change in awareness and practice in food production and business of enterprises and people in ensuring food security and safety.
During the Food Safety Action Month 2023, all levels and sectors in the province will promote communication activities on compliance with food safety laws, prevention of food poisoning cases, and inspection, examination and strict handling of violations.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health, Standing Member of the Provincial Food Safety Steering Committee, highlighted the importance of ensuring food security and safety. There are many difficulties and challenges in this work, such as: the situation of smuggled food, fake food, food of unknown origin... still circulating in the market; the habit of abusing and using pesticides; the business and advertising of functional foods are increasingly difficult to manage...
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Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health, Standing Member of the Provincial Food Safety Steering Committee requested all levels and sectors to further promote communication and inspection activities on food safety. Photo: Thanh Chung |
On behalf of the Provincial Food Safety Steering Committee, Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa proposed: Provincial departments, branches, and Food Safety Steering Committees at all levels to strengthen communication work on food safety in accordance with the new situation; especially to propagate legal regulations on food safety so that people, food production and trading establishments fully and correctly implement the regulations...; further promote the role and responsibility of organizations, individuals, and enterprises in enforcing food safety laws.
Along with that, step up inspection and examination at food production, trading and advertising establishments; strengthen supervision to minimize food poisoning due to unsafe food. In particular, strictly implement Plan 167-KH/TU dated March 14, 2023 of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on implementing Directive No. 17-CT/TW dated October 21, 2022 of the Secretariat on strengthening food security and safety in the new situation in Nghe An province./.
