Seminar to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Food Safety and Hygiene Department of Nghe An province
During 15 years of construction and development, Nghe An Province Food Safety and Hygiene Department has strived to improve its organization and enhance the quality of professional activities.
On the afternoon of August 27, the Nghe An Province Food Safety and Hygiene Department held a seminar to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Attending were leaders of departments, branches, localities and medical units in the province.
Nghe An Provincial Food Safety and Hygiene Department was established on August 27, 2009, according to Decision No. 76/2009/QD-UBND of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, on the basis of developing the Food Safety and Hygiene Department under Nghe An Provincial Preventive Medicine Center.
Nghe An Province Food Safety and Hygiene Sub-Department is an organization under the Department of Health, assisting the Director of the Department of Health in advising the Provincial People's Committee in performing the function of state management of food safety and hygiene; performing professional and technical activities on food safety and hygiene; conducting specialized inspections and examinations of food safety and hygiene in the province according to the provisions of law.
During 15 years of construction and development, the Department has completed its organization and improved the quality of professional activities. Accordingly, the Department has done a good job of advising the Department of Health and the Provincial People's Committee on state management of food safety in the province; actively implemented communication, training, coaching, inspection, supervision and handling of administrative violations of food safety...
In particular, from 2020 up to now, the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene of Nghe An province has deployed the use of food safety management software, applying information technology to monitor and manage food production, processing and trading establishments, and food services from the provincial to communal levels.
Thanks to that, food safety activities in the area have been well implemented. The number of poisoning cases has decreased over the years in both quantity and severity; people's awareness of food safety has been increasingly improved; management work at all levels, sectors and localities has become increasingly effective..., contributing to the overall development of Nghe An province.
Over the past 15 years, the Food Safety and Hygiene Department of Nghe An province has received many noble awards from all levels of the industry: Emulation Flag and Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Health; Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Certificate of Merit from the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee of Nghe An province...
At the seminar, the leaders and staff of the Nghe An Province Food Safety and Hygiene Department and the attending delegates reviewed the glorious tradition of the unit; proposed directions to strive to fulfill the assigned tasks.
Speaking at the seminar, Dr. Nguyen Van Thuong - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health highly appreciated and commended the efforts of the leadership and staff of the Food Safety and Hygiene Department during the 15 years of construction and development.
The Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health suggested: In the coming time, the officers and civil servants of the department will continue to promote the glorious tradition, solidarity, overcome all difficulties to successfully complete their tasks in order to continue to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency in state management in the field of food safety, reduce the risk of food poisoning, contribute to protecting the rights and taking care of people's health.
On this occasion, the Food Safety and Hygiene Sub-Department of Nghe An province received the 2023 Emulation Flag of the Ministry of Health and a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province for its outstanding achievements in 2023./.