Nearly 1 ton of frozen diseased pork discovered in Hop Minh commune
On August 5, authorities in Hop Minh commune (formerly Yen Thanh district) discovered that a household in the area was storing nearly 1 ton of infected pork in freezers at their home, not yet ready to sell.
Through a surprise inspection, the authorities of Hop Minh commune discovered that Ms. NTH (born in 1972, residing in Phan Thanh hamlet, Hop Minh commune) was storing nearly 1 ton of frozen pork in 7 large capacity refrigerators. At the time of the inspection, all the meat had not been sold and did not have any documents proving its origin, source or quarantine as prescribed.
Immediately afterwards, the People's Committee of Hop Minh Commune coordinated with the Commune Police to collect samples for testing. The results determined that all of the above pork was diseased pork. The authorities requested the destruction of all the meat to ensure food hygiene and safety and prevent and control epidemics in the area.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of Hop Minh Commune People's Committee said: The locality is continuing to closely coordinate with the police force to inspect, detect and strictly handle violations of regulations on food safety and disease prevention in the area.
