More confidence in the quality of Vinamilk school milk

How is school milk produced before it "arrives" in schools?

This is a question that many people have wondered about since the school milk program began to be implemented until now. Therefore, when having the opportunity to visit Vinamilk's milk factory, many parents and teachers of the school were very excited. Accompanying everyone on this exciting tour was the small family of Manh Truong - the handsome actor who caused a stir in the movie "Running Away from Youth".

All four members of actor Manh Truong's family and the little school milk guests excitedly "checked in" at the Vinamilk super milk factory in Binh Duong. Photo: PV

Throughout the journey, many children were eager and looking forward to seeing the "super" factory - the place that produces the delicious "school milk friends" that they drink at school every day. As for parents and teachers, what everyone was interested in was the production and preservation technology that kept the milk products they were using so fresh and delicious.

All questions were answered after the group set foot in the "super" Vinamilk milk factory, one of the few factories in the world with the most advanced automatic technology that Tetra Pak Group has ever deployed. With a construction area of ​​20 hectares and a capacity of 800 million liters of milk/year, this is one of the three MEGA milk factories worldwide with a closed, state-of-the-art automatic production line.

The group of visitors saw for the first time the "giant" cold storage tank system (150m³/tank) was extremely overwhelmed. The children kept asking their parents "Where did all this milk come from?", "Is this the milk that will be processed into the school milk boxes that I drink?"... Then, the "little" guests were excited to know that the milk in this tank was fresh raw milk from the farms that was transported as quickly as possible to this factory on refrigerated trucks at 4-6 degrees Celsius, preserving the fresh flavor and nutritional content of the milk.

People take photos with giant cold storage tanks, which hold large volumes of raw fresh milk after being transported from GLOBAL GAP-certified farms to the factory. Photo: PV

With Vinamilk's determination and efforts in investing in building a source of fresh milk with international standards, a system of 12 farms across the country was established, of which 10 farms were built according to Global GAP standards (global good agricultural practices) and 2 organic dairy farms with European standards. With a total herd of up to 130,000 "cows" from the Vinamilk farm system and farmers, it has met the production demand of nearly 1 million liters of fresh milk every day. These are all cows imported from Australia, the US and New Zealand.

The "little" school milk guests attentively watched the scale of the modern super factory. For the first time, the guests saw Vinamilk's UHT sterilization technology and aseptic filling technology. Photo: PV

The "super" factory with a large space that people joke that "your legs are tired from walking" but the number of workers here is very small because the operating system at the factory is based on the Tetra Plant Master automation solution - allowing connection and integration of the entire factory from input materials to finished products. Thanks to that, the factory can control all activities taking place in the factory, monitor and control quality continuously without having to use many workers.

Through the introduction of the tour guide, a representative of Vinamilk dairy factory, parents and "young" guests were amazed when witnessing the LGV robot system transferring pallets of finished products to the smart warehouse area, transporting packaging rolls and packaging materials to the machines automatically. This system can also charge itself without human intervention.

Seeing the LGV robots operating autonomously in the factory, the children were extremely excited. Photo: PV

In addition, there are 15 RGV (Rail guided vehicle) self-propelled vehicles transporting finished pallets into the warehouse and 8 Stacker Crane robots arranging pallets into the shelf system. The management of imported and exported goods is carried out based on Wamas software.

After production and packaging, these "school milk friends" are quickly transported and delivered directly to schools. Students receive and enjoy each box of fresh, delicious school milk, but few people know that to have this quality-assured fresh milk product is an advanced production technology, operating on an automatic, closed chain, from input materials to product output.

For the first time, guests witnessed the quality testing of school milk products at a laboratory that meets international standards ISO/IEC 17025. Photo: PV

More confidence in the quality of Vinamilk school milk

The feeling of visitors who first visited the milk production line at Vinamilk factory was that they were overwhelmed by the modernity that was different from their previous imagination. Actor Manh Truong also imagined a factory with a lot of workers working hard, but what surprised him the most was that "there were very few workers".

"I took my wife and kids Chip and Bon to visit the Vinamilk factory this time because I also wanted the whole family to see how the dairy product production line that the whole family has loved for so many years is. The two kids are still quite young to understand all the advanced technology here, so I also explained it to them. I have visited a food factory in Korea and now I feel proud that the automatic operation technology, management, and quality control here are not inferior to those abroad. This is what makes the quality of Vinamilk dairy products."

Actor Manh Truong

Actor Manh Truong said his whole family has been using Vinamilk dairy products for a long time. Photo: PV

Mr. Huynh Duc Tam - Principal of Giong Tom Primary School (Ben Tre) is also one of the representatives of schools participating in the school milk program. He said that Giong Tom Primary School has implemented the program since December and up to 70% of parents have responded.

"At first, when I imported milk, I was not too worried because the Vinamilk milk brand has long been trusted, we only checked whether the milk was still within its expiration date. Sometimes I wondered about the production and preservation of this product. Today, I was able to visit the school with the children and parents and was even more convinced, especially in the sterilization and aseptic bottling technology, this is an important step to completely eliminate harmful bacteria in milk,"Mr. Tam said.

In addition to the nutritional ingredients available in raw fresh milk, school milk must have mandatory additional ingredients to improve nutritional status and contribute to improving the height of preschool and primary school children by 2020.

Therefore, in addition to the required micronutrients mentioned above, the product "Vinamilk brand sterilized fresh milk - 100% fresh milk - School" also contains 10 vitamins (Vitamin PP (B3), Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin K1, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B5, Folic Acid) and 4 minerals (Iodine, Zinc, Copper, Selenium) which are completely in line with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Nutrition.

Mr. Nguyen Van Nhien - Deputy Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Health said that Vinamilk's addition of vitamins (10 types) and minerals (4 types) is suitable for the recommended nutritional needs of Vietnamese people of different ages. The addition of 14 micronutrients with the content as added in Vinamilk's products is completely good and does not affect health.

Dr. Tran Khanh Van - Deputy Head of the Department of Micronutrients, Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition also affirmed: Using micronutrients in food to improve the current micronutrient deficiency situation in children is necessary. The types of micronutrients and micronutrient content included in school milk products in Hanoi are completely consistent with the recommendations of the World Health Organization and are good for the comprehensive development of children.