Vinh City will inspect all markets and restaurants after information about toxic Chinese cabbage.

((Baonghean.vn) - That is the opinion of Lieutenant Colonel Tran Dinh Chien - Head of the Environmental Police Team - Vinh City Police (Nghe An) about continuing to inspect activities and handle violations in the production, transportation and trading of dirty food in the city.

Housewives are really worried

Information about contaminated Chinese vegetables makes consumers worried and anxious.

In recent days, the mass media has reported that Chinese vegetables, apples, and onions and garlic tested positive for residues of preservatives or pesticides. The information has attracted the attention of consumers and housewives.

At Quang Trung market, we met Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao - a housewife, she expressed: Yesterday I read the above information on Facebook and I shared it with my friends, I feel worried because Chinese vegetables and fruits are mixed everywhere.

Food is so toxic now, I don't know what to buy at the market. Vegetables, onions, garlic... are all familiar foods, I hope that the authorities will continue to inspect and punish them strongly to ensure the health of consumers.

Are Chinese fruits and vegetables mixed with domestic fruits and vegetables in the market?

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, a green mustard vegetable seller at Vinh market agricultural wholesale market, said: "I have always sold green mustard vegetables, selling about 40 kg per day, but I don't understand why today the sales are very slow, buyers keep asking where the vegetables come from? I also get them back from the wholesale market but don't know the origin."

Of particular concern is green mustard - a product that has been sampled and analyzed and found to contain the active ingredient Cypermethrin at 0.79 mg/kg, 8 times higher than the allowable level.

The news that Chinese vegetables and fruits tested positive for preservatives and pesticides has affected the consumption of green vegetables grown by local people in the province. Ms. Bui Thi Lan, a green vegetable trader at Quang Trung market, said: “I live in Quynh Luu, and every day I buy vegetables from people in Quynh Van and Quynh Luong communes to bring to Vinh to sell for profit. I don’t sell vegetables from the northern provinces, but hearing that their vegetables are contaminated with chemicals has affected my business in recent days.”

On Facebook, some Facebook users even commented that Chinese goods should be boycotted and all markets should be inspected. In support, hundreds of people shared information to warn consumers about the information about toxic contamination from vegetables and fruits.

Vinh City authorities continue to inspect

Faced with the current problem of food safety and hygiene, the Vinh City People's Committee has directed the interdisciplinary force to step up inspection, control and handling of violations of food safety and hygiene of vegetables, fruits, meat and fish at markets and supermarkets in the city.

Lieutenant Colonel Tran Dinh Chien - Head of the Environmental Police Team - Vinh City Police said: All 1.8 tons of vegetables and tubers that tested positive for preservative and pesticide residues seized at the wholesale market will be destroyed according to the law. All vehicle owners who violated the law will be administratively punished.

From now until July 2016, the City Police will continue to conduct simultaneous food safety inspections at all markets, supermarkets, shops, and restaurants in the city.

Garlic of unknown origin continues to pour into Vinh wholesale market.

PV Group