According to a representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, discarded chickens are chickens that, after being exploited, can be bought by businesses at a cheap price. However, these products still meet the quality and quarantine regulations. Vietnam is a member of the World Trade Organization, so the negotiation does not discriminate against any product that meets the standards.
Talking to the press about discarded chickens, which are reflected in massive imports in recent times, Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy - Deputy Director of the Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) - said that normally an imported meat product or by-product present on the Vietnamese market must comply with many evaluation steps and undergo a minimum negotiation process of 4-5 years.
Vietnam is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), so the negotiation does not discriminate against any product that meets the standards when it is imported into Vietnam.
For imported beef, pork, or poultry products, Ms. Thuy affirmed that the Department of Animal Health has carefully examined the records of the disease as well as the process of monitoring food safety in the country. import. Therefore, it is not appropriate to say that the product is not of good quality imported into Vietnam. However, in the near future, the Department will review product standards in some countries where Vietnam is a major importer such as Korea and Brazil.
“With these products, now, for every 100 animals, the Department will take 5 samples to check food safety. In the past 2 years, we have not detected any imported livestock products that exceed the warning level of banned substances, "said Deputy Director of Veterinary Department.
As for the imported livestock products Through the open trail, Ms. Thuy said, according to reports from the veterinary quarantine sub-departments and interdisciplinary teams, from the beginning of the year until now, there have been about 4.000 tons of chicken feet and more than 400 tons including chicken and duck breeds. are imported.
For products of domestic origin, the Veterinary Departments only control at the place of departure and destination, but cannot quarantine when traveling on the road. Currently, many veterinary stations have merged with animal husbandry to form agricultural service centers, so it is difficult to control in large and remote areas.
Mr. Duong Tat Thang - Director of the Department of Livestock Production - added, waste chicken are the types of chickens that, after exploiting (laying eggs), are bought by businesses at a cheap price. However, the product also meets the quality and quarantine regulations.
Mr. Thang said that, in the context of fierce competition, Vietnam needs to take appropriate selective measures, in the spirit of protecting domestic livestock.
Previously, as reflected by the Vietnam Poultry Breeding Association, the situation of illegal transportation and trade of poultry and poultry products across the border into Vietnam is complicated, especially in the southern provinces. Central and Southern.
According to incomplete statistics of this unit, currently Every month, tens of thousands of tons of live laying hens are smuggled across the border into our country. Not to mention, a lot of livestock by-products with very cheap prices such as legs, head, neck, wings, skin, chicken gizzards, etc. have entered the Vietnamese market to be processed as food for humans.
This not only increases the risk of infection with avian influenza viruses and other dangerous infectious diseases into Vietnam, but also seriously affects the domestic poultry industry, causing serious consequences. for consumer health.
After receiving the official dispatch from the Vietnam Poultry Breeding Association, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directly signed Official Dispatch No. 426 requesting the relevant ministries to prevent, detect and strictly handle cases of trafficking, illegally transporting poultry and poultry products across the border into Vietnam.
