Nguyen Ninh green rice cake facility was fined 40 million VND for 4 food safety violations.

The People's Committee of Ba Dinh District ( Hanoi ) decided to fine Nguyen Ninh green rice cake establishment 40 million VND for 4 violations of food safety.

The interdisciplinary inspection team inspected the Nguyen Ninh traditional green rice cake production facility - Photo: THU TRANG

The People's Committee of Ba Dinh District (Hanoi) has just issued a decision to administratively fine the owner of the Nguyen Ninh traditional green rice cake production facility (No. 11 Hang Than Street) 40 million VND for 4 violations.

Specifically, the authorities determined that the food production process did not follow a one-way principle from input materials to final products.

Production areas, warehouses for food, raw materials, food additives, food processing aids, tools, packaging materials, containers... that come into direct contact with food that may be infested with harmful insects and animals.

This facility also has violations such as storage areas and warehouses that do not have or do not have adequate shelves, nameplates, regulations, procedures, and hygiene regimes; and employing people in direct contact with food without wearing full protective gear as prescribed.

Traditional green rice cake production site in Nguyen Ninh - Photo: THU TRANG

Previously, as reported by Tuoi Tre Online , on the afternoon of January 2, the Hanoi City's interdisciplinary food safety inspection team No. 1 inspected food safety assurance work for Tet.

At the traditional rice cake production facility Nguyen Ninh (address 11 Hang Than, Ba Dinh district), through actual inspection, the inspection team discovered a series of food safety violations at this facility.

Accordingly, at the time of inspection, Nguyen Ninh green rice cake production facility had 5 production workers and 1 facility owner.

Through inspection, the production area of ​​the facility was used in the family kitchen, without separate zones, arranged in a messy and seriously degraded manner. The floor in the kitchen area was peeling, moldy, the drains were open, and there was garbage stagnant...

Inside, the inspection team also discovered that clothes were being dried right in the production area. The processing and preparation tools used in production were dirty due to lack of regular cleaning.

In particular, the toilet is located right in the preparation and processing area. Insects and animal feces were also found in the production area.

Because the facility is cramped and has no storage, the sacks of dry rice flakes are stacked right at the kitchen entrance, near the moldy wall area...

In addition, through checking legal documents, the facility has not yet presented health certificates and confirmation of food safety training for the owner and 5 employees.

The facility has also not been able to present documents proving the origin of all raw materials, food additives, packaging that comes into direct contact with food...

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/co-so-banh-com-nguyen-ninh-bi-phat-40-trieu-dong-vi-4-vi-pham-an-toan-thuc-pham-20250107124344423.htm