Deputy Prime Minister: Strictly prohibit the consumption of fish that die abnormally

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has issued an urgent dispatch requesting a strict ban on the consumption, collection, trading, and use of aquatic and seafood products that died abnormally in the Central region as food.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has just signed an official dispatch prohibiting the use, trading, and consumption of aquatic and seafood products that have died abnormally in coastal provinces from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien - Hue.

Taking samples to analyze toxins in the liver, intestines and gills of fish that died abnormally in the Central region

The dispatch stated that from June 6 to 18, in coastal areas of the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien - Hue, there were unusual deaths of farmed and wild aquatic and marine products. Some media reported that people illegally collected and used unusually dead aquatic and marine products.

To ensure environmental hygiene, food safety and hygiene, and protect people's health, the Prime Minister requests the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Health, and the People's Committees of the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien - Hue to immediately carry out the following tasks.

Firstly, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development instructed the People's Committees of the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien - Hue to direct competent agencies to collect and promptly handle all dead aquatic and seafood products (including farmed and wild aquatic and seafood products) to ensure no environmental pollution; increase propaganda about food safety, instruct people not to use dead aquatic and seafood products. "Strictly prohibit the consumption, collection, transportation, trading, and use of dead aquatic and seafood products as food for humans and feed for livestock and poultry" - the telegram requested.

Second, the Ministry of Health directs and guides the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien - Hue to direct functional and specialized units to immediately carry out inspection and examination of aquatic and seafood products used as human food and raw materials for livestock and poultry feed to ensure food safety.

According to Laborer