Strengthening food safety inspection and control to protect consumers during the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival

The Ministry of Health requires strengthening food safety assurance for the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2025. (Illustration photo)

Deputy Director of the Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health ) Nguyen Minh Hang has just signed an official dispatch to the Department of Health of provinces and centrally run cities, the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City and the Food Safety Management Board of Da Nang City, requesting the implementation of many measures to ensure food safety during the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to the Food Safety Department, in the coming time, especially near the Mid-Autumn Festival, the demand for cakes and candies will increase dramatically. Therefore, to ensure food safety, prevent food poisoning, protect the rights and health of consumers, the Food Safety Department recommends that localities direct functional units to focus on implementing measures to ensure food safety.

Specifically, localities need to coordinate with the Department of Industry and Trade, the Department of Agriculture and Environment to strengthen the implementation of inspection activities, checking the compliance with legal regulations on food safety of food production, processing and trading establishments in the area, focusing on prioritizing establishments producing and trading moon cakes, confectionery, soft drinks, traditional foods produced in craft villages, small establishments; food service establishments, street food...

Along with that, promptly trace and recall products that do not ensure food safety, strictly handle violations and publicize the name of the facility, address, and type of violating product on the mass media. If there are signs of criminality, propose to transfer to the police for handling according to the provisions of law.

Actively coordinate with media agencies to strengthen information, education and communication on food safety during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The propaganda content is aimed at two groups of people:

For food production and trading establishments : Must strictly comply with the provisions of the law on food safety stipulating the conditions of the facility, equipment and tools, requirements on knowledge and practice of people directly involved in production, regulations on the origin of food ingredients, regulations on registration of declarations, self-declaration of products, use of colorants, flavorings, additives, food packaging, and product labeling.

For consumers : It is necessary to select, process, preserve and use safe food. Only buy and use food and food additives with full labels and clear origin; do not use food additives not listed, for the wrong subjects, or in the wrong dosage according to regulations.

At the same time, the Food Safety Department also requested the Department of Health of provinces and centrally run cities, the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City and the Food Safety Management Board of Da Nang City to direct medical units in the area to prepare plans, standing forces, vehicles, supplies, and chemicals to be ready to provide emergency aid and treatment to patients when food poisoning occurs; investigate food poisoning cases, determine the cause of poisoning, and implement measures to prevent the risk of food poisoning and foodborne diseases.

Strictly implement Directive No. 17/CT-TTg dated April 13, 2020 of the Prime Minister on continuing to strengthen the responsibility of State management of food safety in the new situation; Directive No. 38/CT-TTg dated October 11, 2024 of the Prime Minister on strengthening food poisoning prevention; Directive No. 17/CT-TW dated October 21, 2022 of the Secretariat on strengthening food safety and security in the new situation; Official Dispatch No. 2633/BYT-ATTP dated April 30, 2025 of the Ministry of Health on strengthening food safety assurance, preventing fake food and food poisoning.

MINH HA

Source: https://nhandan.vn/tang-cuong-thanh-tra-kiem-tra-an-toan-thuc-pham-bao-ve-nguoi-tieu-dung-dip-tet-trung-thu-2025-post907770.html