Health sector checks food safety in school kitchens

Implementing Decision No. 1274 of the Director of Lao Cai Department of Health on specialized inspection of food safety at collective kitchens in schools in the province, the Department of Health's specialized inspection team has just conducted inspections at Nguyen Trai Primary School and Kim Dong Primary School, Yen Bai ward.

At the two schools with the largest number of boarding students in the old Yen Bai area, the inspection team directly surveyed the kitchen facilities, processing procedures and preparation of meals for students.

Members of the food safety inspection team of Lao Cai Department of Health check the cleanliness of utensils used for collective meals at Kim Dong Primary School.

Along with the field inspection, the delegation worked with school representatives to evaluate the implementation results of directives from superiors on ensuring food hygiene and safety in the care and nutrition of boarding students.

At the kitchens, the delegation inspected and supervised the input materials, food safety conditions in the kitchens; and provided guidance on implementing measures to ensure food safety and prevent food poisoning.

The results show that schools have focused on ensuring food hygiene and safety in meals, complying with legal regulations on food processing and preservation; legal documents, sales contracts, and food origins are all carried out in accordance with regulations, and imported food is used on the same day.

The inspection team discussed food processing and preservation at Kim Dong Primary School.

However, the delegation also pointed out some limitations such as: the arrangement of the processing area is not reasonable according to the criteria of a one-way kitchen; the quantity of food samples stored is not enough as prescribed; the sample storage cabinet does not have a thermometer to monitor the temperature; some hygiene indicators through quick tests do not meet the requirements. The delegation reminded and guided the school to rectify and at the same time disseminated the process of storing food samples in accordance with regulations.

According to the plan, the specialized inspection of food safety at collective kitchens of schools in the province will be carried out in 3 phases, from November 6 to December 17, 2025.

Food preparation area in the one-way kitchen of Nguyen Trai Primary School, Yen Bai ward.
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The inspection team focused on establishments with a large number of meals, checking compliance with food safety laws, promptly detecting and handling violations, and limiting the risk of food poisoning.

Preparing lunch for boarding students at Kim Dong Primary School, Yen Bai ward.

During the inspection process, the delegation will combine knowledge dissemination and popularization of legal regulations on food safety, contributing to raising awareness and sense of responsibility of schools, owners of collective kitchens and canteens in ensuring food safety.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/nganh-y-te-kiem-tra-an-toan-thuc-pham-cua-bep-an-truong-hoc-post886297.html