Destroy 10 tons of yam using strange chemicals

(Baonghean.vn) - The interdisciplinary food safety team of Tuong Duong district has just destroyed 10 tons of yams using preservatives of unknown origin.

» Nghe An: Seized 5 tons of yam using chemicals of unknown origin

Clip of interdisciplinary team destroying cassava using chemical preservatives:

This is the amount of yam that Tuong Duong District Police discovered and seized at the forest product purchasing facility of Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, in Nhung village, Tam Quang commune, Tuong Duong district at 7:30 p.m. on March 28, 2017.

Due to the large quantity of yam, more than 10 tons, and the use of sulfur as a preservative, to avoid affecting the environment as well as people's health, the interdisciplinary food safety team of Tuong Duong district used the method of destruction by digging holes and filling them.

The amount of yams using preservative chemicals was discovered at the forest product purchasing facility of Mr. Nguyen Van Hung in Nhung village, Tam Quang commune on March 28, 2017. Photo: document

The seizure and destruction of cassava products containing preservatives of unknown origin demonstrates the strictness of the law, as well as the determination of Tuong Duong district in food hygiene and safety./.

Dinh Ty