Hanoi voters question implementation of food safety regulations

On July 9, at the 25th Session, the Hanoi People's Council held a question-and-answer session on the implementation of food safety and hygiene regulations, attracting the attention of many voters and people of the capital.

Answering questions from delegates about the fact that many small-scale livestock and poultry slaughterhouses in residential areas have not been controlled, causing environmental pollution and not ensuring food safety; the amount of livestock and poultry meat, vegetables, fruits, etc. supplied to the market has not been well controlled in terms of quality, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Xuan Dai said that the industry is developing contents on agricultural development; will strengthen inspection, impose heavier and stricter penalties on cases of food safety violations; especially bringing all into concentrated production, breeding and slaughtering areas to strictly control output, input and safety quality.

To clarify further, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen emphasized that food safety and hygiene is an issue related to many stages, from cultivation to animal husbandry, circulation, preservation and processing.

The city has assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment to preside over and work with relevant sectors to research and propose policy mechanisms to support and encourage the development of centralized slaughterhouses, while controlling and gradually reducing small-scale facilities. In addition, the city will strengthen state management, guide procedures and strictly control slaughterhouse activities to ensure hygiene.

Chairman of the City People's Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan said that Hanoi is a special urban area with a large population and a huge demand for food. The work of ensuring food safety and hygiene has always been directed by the City Party Committee, the City People's Council and the City People's Committee.

Information and propaganda activities, project implementation, plans, inspections and checks have also been strengthened. However, Mr. Tuan admitted that the current situation of food hygiene and safety in the city is still complicated and alarming, with many long-standing shortcomings that have not been thoroughly resolved. This is an urgent issue, directly related to the health and quality of life of the people, and is being focused on by the city's leadership and direction.

Typically, on July 8, 2025, the Economic Police Department of Hanoi City Police promptly discovered and arrested a case related to the slaughter and consumption of pigs suspected of being infected with the disease in Thuong Tin, Hoa Xa communes and Dai Mo ward./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

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