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Apr 04, 2018 / 16:28

Hanoi to enhane popularization on food safety

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently released Official Letter No.1322/UBND-KGVX, implementing the Directive 13/CT-TTg on food safety.

Hanoi to enhane popularization on food safety
Hanoi to enhane popularization on food safety
Under the Letter, the Municipal People’s Committee assigned the Department of Heath to take prime responsibility and cooperate with relevant departments, sectors, People’s Committees of districts, suburban districts and towns to carry out the plan and give a report on results of performing the Directive No.13/CT-TTg dated May 9, 2016 of the Prime Minister; boost the popularization of food safety; enhance inspection campaigns in peak periods, such as traditional New Year festival, Action Month for Food Safety; continue deploying and implementing the communication campaign “Join hands for food safety” in accordance with the Plan No. 203/KH-UBND dated November 30, 2015 of the Municipal People’s Committee for the 2015-2020 period.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is tasked to coordinate with communication units and collectives to give guidelines on producing safe agricultural products to farmers; popularize knowledge and communication skills for food safety; instruct local enterprises to apply the advanced manufacturing process and management system, such as VietGAP, GlobalGAP, etc.
The Department of Industry and Trade cooperates with relevant units to instruct food enterprises and producers, processors and traders to strengthen the application of advanced management systems, such as ISO, HACCP, etc.
The Department of Information and Communications is responsible for effectively promoting communication on food safety under diversified methods; asking subordinate divisions to report information of food safety in the capital city; enhancing the popularization of Law on Food Safety among local people.
People’s Committees of districts, towns will request People’s Committees of communes, wards and press agencies to strengthen the popularization of food safety; continue carrying out the communication program “Join hands for food safety” in accordance with the Plan No. 203/KH-UBND dated November 30, 2015 of the Municipal People’s Committee for the 2015-2020 period.