Temporarily detained 38,000 sausages suspected of using banned substances

Seeing signs of illegal use of food additives, authorities temporarily seized 38,000 sausages for investigation and verification.

On April 20, Market Management Team No. 14 (Market Management Department of Hanoi City) inspected the business premises of Hung Anh Food Trading Company Limited, directed by Mr. Nguyen Viet Xuan, with a registered business address at Vinh Hung Street, Hoang Mai, Hanoi.

38,000 sausages were seized due to signs of illegal use of food additives.

During the inspection, the authorities discovered that this establishment was trading in sausages. The above sausages were produced by the Viet Food Trading and Processing Establishment located at Ap Lo O, An Tay Commune, Ben Cat District, Binh Duong Province.

Initial verification showed that all the sausages at Mr. Xuan's business had invoices and documents, but there were signs of using food additives that were not suitable for the food category specified in Circular 27/2012 of the Ministry of Health. Therefore, Market Management Team No. 14 temporarily detained over two tons of sausages, equivalent to 38,000 sausages with signs of violations, for further investigation.

According to Mr. Xuan's confession, the above business has been in operation for two years, and sausages are distributed to the northern provinces, small businesses and street vendors.

According to PLO