Ho Chi Minh City residents have more opportunities to access safe, better-controlled food.

The Program for Controlling Goods Quality in Ho Chi Minh City (Responsible Green Tick) is increasingly expanding with the participation of many supermarket systems and suppliers. The program is expected to help people have more reputable shopping places and ensure better quality goods.

Responsible Blue Tick products are sold at MM Mega Market supermarket - Photo: N.TRI

The program was launched in March 2024 and has been continuously developed. Many retail systems have evaluated the Green Tick as a responsible way to help shape shelves selectively, focus on standard products, and enhance the brand. Therefore, in the coming time, solutions will be strengthened so that the program can spread more widely.

Supermarkets "take strong action" to help the number of suppliers increase rapidly

According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City, as of July 31, the program had 11 distribution systems and 345 suppliers registered to participate, of which 235 suppliers had approved products. The total number of registered products was 2,887, of which 2,811 products were approved.

Supermarket systems are actively participating with a large and rapidly increasing number of suppliers such as Saigon Co.op , Bach Hoa Xanh, MM Mega Market, Central Retail...

As one of the leading units, to achieve more than 155 suppliers and 551 products granted Blue Tick (as of July), Bach Hoa Xanh representative said that they have continuously implemented synchronous solutions such as proactively working directly with suppliers through meetings, instructions, training to clearly explain the program's benefits and how to participate; accompanying during the registration process; building an internal responsible Blue Tick identity...

Similarly, in recent times, MM Mega Market Vietnam (MM) said it has synchronously deployed many solutions to encourage suppliers to participate, such as proactively communicating to suppliers about the benefits of participating in Responsible Blue Tick, consulting throughout the registration process, completing documents; guiding and supporting suppliers to publicly disclose test results, achieving a completion rate of over 90%; training employees to increase their ability to introduce and consult...

As of July 31, the unit has 47 suppliers registered to participate in the system; 164 products have been approved for Green Tick; 151 products/43 suppliers have completed uploading test results to the system; 25 suppliers have pasted the Green Tick logo & QR code on product packaging.

As the leading unit with 99 suppliers and 1,057 products participating in the Green Tick (as of July 31), a representative of Saigon Co.op said that over the past time, it has always organized seminars, sharing sessions, training sessions... to help suppliers understand the meaning and role of the program.

In addition, the unit has deployed propaganda to consumers through charts and labels printed directly on the products for consumers to identify and trust.

"In the near future, the unit will further promote priority policies and support for suppliers who have met the Green Tick criteria. At the same time, deploy communication campaigns on fanpages and shopping applications to spread the program's products to consumers."

More solutions to increase presence, expand reach

With the goal of 2025 being 100% of Green Tick products undergo residue testing, labeling and traceability records, Bach Hoa Xanh representative said that they will launch a series of additional policies such as prioritizing increased orders, purchase rates, and higher promotion frequency for suppliers with Green Tick.

Previously, to expand the scope of the program, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade launched the Green Tick for e-commerce responsibility - Photo: N.TRI

In addition, the unit is planning to organize a separate communication campaign for the program, combined with promotions for this product group.

"We even encourage the remaining suppliers to participate by supporting a part of the testing costs or committing to purchasing if they meet the standards," the representative of this unit emphasized.

Affirming that the responsible Green Tick has special significance in the journey of building a responsible, transparent and safe supply chain, MM representative said that to improve scale, the unit will soon increase multi-channel communication on digital platforms and prominently display Green Tick products in the system; deploy separate promotional campaigns, prioritize expanding orders with suppliers.

"MM's main goal in the coming period will be to increase the number of participating suppliers and products. Expanding product lines in the meat, egg, poultry groups; groups with high risks in terms of food safety quality (canned products, milk, etc.).

In addition, improve quality control such as strengthening coordination of periodic inspections, supporting suppliers to complete documents, and ensuring full and transparent traceability.

Ms. Vo Thi Bich Thuy, Deputy Director of Saigon Co.op's Business Department, emphasized that solutions will soon be introduced to increase the number of suppliers and products participating in the program, especially fresh food. At the same time, the scope of the Responsible Green Tick will be expanded nationwide instead of just Ho Chi Minh City.

"Green Tick is a strategic transformation step, bringing green and sustainable development criteria into the standard in selecting and cooperating with suppliers. Participating in the program is not only a social responsibility but also a long-term strategy in developing the unit's sustainable retail system," Ms. Thuy affirmed.

Many participating units believe that the Blue Tick of Responsibility helps create a corridor for screening and standardizing suppliers. With the solutions and objectives proposed, the program is also an effective tool to help consumers easily identify products that have been tested for quality and origin.

There are still some limitations that need to be resolved to improve further.

Although the program is expanding in scale, many participating units said that there are still limitations such as the standardization of packaging, green tick stamps and QR codes is not uniform among units; suppliers are still hesitant to publicly disclose information, and are concerned about public opinion if an incident occurs.

Some suppliers, especially small businesses, still face difficulties in accessing program information, or do not clearly see the value of participating in the program, so the number is uneven among product lines.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade said it is continuously working with all parties and holds monthly meetings. Therefore, it will soon come up with a solution to address the limitations.

NGUYEN TRI

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