Nghe An continuously discovers food of unknown origin

Consecutive seizures of food of unknown origin

According to a representative of the Market Management Department, since the beginning of 2025, the unit has coordinated with functional agencies to continuously arrest many cases of dirty food of unknown origin. These dirty foods are mainly meat, animal and poultry organs, such as meat, intestines, buffalo, cow, pig, eggs, chicken intestines...

During the inspection, these foods were all frozen, without documents proving their origin. Many foods had a foul smell and were moldy.

Market Management Team No. 3 conducted a surprise inspection of a fresh bamboo shoot processing and trading facility in Quang Trung Ward. Photo: PV

Typically, on May 13, 2025, Market Management Team No. 3 conducted a surprise inspection of a fresh bamboo shoot processing and trading facility in Quang Trung Ward, Vinh City, owned by Mr. Le Duc S. At the time of the inspection, the authorities discovered 600 kg of pre-processed bamboo shoots without any invoices or documents proving their origin. The owner of the facility could not present legal documents related to the shipment. Market Management Team No. 3 drew up a record of an administrative fine of 12 million VND and organized the destruction of all the violating bamboo shoots in accordance with the law.

Also on May 13, Market Management Team No. 3 coordinated with functional forces to conduct a surprise inspection of NK Clean Food Import and Export Company Limited in Hung Dong Ward, Vinh City, with Mr. Tran Ngoc T. as director. Through the inspection, the team discovered that the company was trading 350 kg of chicken feet and 125 kg of frozen pig tails of unknown origin, without valid invoices and documents. The authorities fined the company 34 million VND and confiscated the entire batch of violating goods for handling according to regulations.

On the same day, May 13, Market Management Team No. 11 coordinated with the Economic Police Department of Nghe An Province to inspect a THACO truck with license plate 74C-xxx driven by Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan (residing in Hue City). At the time of inspection at Cua Tien urban area, Vinh Tan ward, Vinh City, the authorities discovered that the vehicle was unloading 3 tons of smuggled yellow sugar branded BURIRAM SUGAR (Thailand), 50 kg/bag, with a total estimated value of about 45 million VND. The entire amount of sugar did not have a Vietnamese sub-label, was not accompanied by valid invoices or documents, was identified as smuggled goods and was confiscated.

Authorities discovered 350 kg of chicken feet and 125 kg of frozen pig tails of unknown origin in Vinh city. Photo: PV

Previously, in 2 days (April 21 and 22, 2025), Market Management Team No. 3 discovered and handled 2 violations related to unsafe food in Vinh City. Nearly 1 ton of food including ham, frozen chicken... without origin was destroyed, with a total fine of nearly 60 million VND.

Then, on April 29, 2025, Market Management Team No. 3 coordinated with functional forces to inspect the business household D.TH, located in the West area of ​​Vinh market, Vinh Tan ward, Vinh city.

At the time of inspection, the authorities discovered that the facility was selling 174 1kg packages of MSG bearing the MIWON and AJINOMOTO brands that were suspected of being counterfeit, along with 350kg of MSG of unknown origin. The total weight of the goods was over 500kg.

Market Management Team No. 3 has temporarily detained the entire batch of violating goods and continues to verify and clarify for handling according to the provisions of law.

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Previously, Nghe An authorities discovered a bean sprout production facility using banned chemicals. The seized evidence included nearly 2,000 jars of bean sprouts, with a total weight of about 25 tons, along with 25 liters of "candy water" chemical solution containing the active ingredient 6-Benzylaminopurine (6-BAP) - a growth stimulant banned from use in food production, and 150 liters of the mixed solution. According to authorities, 6-Benzylaminopurine (6-BAP) is a substance that can cause pulmonary fibrosis, endocrine disorders, and the risk of death if used for a long time.

According to authorities, 6-Benzylaminopurine (6-BAP) is a substance that can cause pulmonary fibrosis, endocrine disorders and risk of death if used long term.

Say no to dirty food of unknown origin

The continuous seizure of contaminated food by authorities in recent times has caused public concern. If not detected and handled promptly, the above batches of food of unknown origin could have quietly infiltrated traditional markets, restaurants, and eateries in Nghe An, and even reached consumers through online sales channels.

In the context of the strong development of online sales channels and social networks, food is becoming a commodity that is bought and sold widely without any inspection. Just a few simple operations online with keywords such as "selling pig brains", "young chicken eggs", "boneless chicken feet", "cigarette intestines" ... can find hundreds of results from the sales sources. Worryingly, most online traders only advertise with words that the food is "fresh", "freshly baked" or "homemade", but there is absolutely no document proving the origin, quality or food hygiene and safety.

In fact, most of these foods have been frozen, poorly packaged and do not ensure preservation conditions when they reach consumers. According to a representative of the Market Management Department, since the beginning of 2025, the authorities have detected and handled more than 46 cases of trading in foods of unknown origin, imposing administrative fines of over 245 million VND.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Phong - Deputy Head of the Market Management Department of Nghe An province said: "Food safety violations are still common. The main reason is due to weak awareness of law enforcement and degraded business ethics. Many people in the production, transportation, preservation and processing stages are willing to violate the law, disregarding the lives and health of the community just for profit".

Authorities discovered fake MSG at Vinh market. Photo: PV

More alarmingly, a significant number of consumers today still do not really care about the health of themselves and their families. They are easily attracted by attractive and cheap food without caring about quality. Taking advantage of this mentality, many people have smuggled imported goods into the country, contributing to the worsening of the problem of dirty food. Meanwhile, social networking platforms have become "fertile ground" for this trade as they allow free advertising without requiring verification of product origin.

To prevent and repel the risk of food insecurity, in addition to raising awareness among producers, traders and consumers, there needs to be strong and synchronous participation from all levels and functional sectors. Strict control right from the border gate, increased inspection, examination and strict handling of violations are urgent requirements.

People also need to proactively say no to dirty food, at the same time, raise the spirit of fighting, bravely denounce production and business establishments that violate food safety. Only when the whole society joins hands, the fight against dirty food can achieve real and long-term results.

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