How are food safety violations handled when doing business in festival areas?

In festival areas, food service establishments often lack investment and resources to ensure service quality.

In festival areas, food service establishments often lack investment and resources to ensure service quality.

The festive season is not only a time for people and tourists to enjoy the joys, but also an opportunity for food service businesses to thrive.

According to the leader of the Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health , to overcome food safety violations in festival areas, business establishments need to pay special attention to complying with legal regulations.

However, food business in festival areas is often seasonal, with many establishments and individual businesses lacking professionalism and failing to meet food safety and hygiene requirements. This poses great risks to public health.

In festival areas, food service establishments often lack investment and resources to ensure service quality.

Compliance with food safety regulations is neglected, leading to many violations in the food processing and serving process. In fact, these establishments do not ensure minimum conditions for facilities, equipment, and food processing materials.

According to the provisions of the Law on Food Safety and guiding decrees, food service establishments must comply with a number of basic conditions to ensure food safety:

Physical conditions: The business location must have a suitable area, ensuring a safe distance from sources of pollution. The facility must have a clean water source that meets technical standards for food processing.

Equipment: Appropriate equipment must be available to process, store and transport food without causing contamination. Utensils must be cleaned regularly and have equipment to prevent and control insects and harmful animals.

Staff: Food handlers must be trained in food safety and in good health, free of infectious diseases.

Processing ingredients: Food ingredients must have clear origin and be inspected for veterinary hygiene and plant quarantine before use.

When food service establishments or individuals violate food safety regulations, the penalty will be applied depending on the severity of the violation. Specifically, a fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 will be imposed for the following acts: Displaying or storing food on unsanitary utensils or materials.

Lack of separate food processing and preservation equipment for fresh food and processed food. Invasion of insects and pests into processing areas.

Food handlers do not comply with personal hygiene regulations such as not wearing hats, masks, not cutting fingernails or not using gloves when handling food.

Fines from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for the following acts: Not implementing or not implementing correctly the regulations on three-step verification.

Failure to comply or improper compliance with food sample storage regulations. Using unsanitary means of transporting and preserving food, causing food contamination.

Unsanitary processing areas such as stagnant drainage systems and lack of proper waste collection equipment.

The fine is stipulated in Decree No. 115/2018/ND-CP and amended and supplemented in Decree No. 124/2021/ND-CP. In particular, for violating organizations, the fine will be double the fine for individuals.

In addition to investing in facilities and equipment, establishments need to raise awareness of the importance of ensuring food safety, thereby improving service quality and avoiding risks to consumer health.

Authorities also need to strengthen inspection, examination and strictly handle violations to protect consumer rights and raise awareness of business establishments. In addition, propaganda and training on food safety for business owners and employees are also very important in improving food hygiene quality at festival areas.

Food safety violations at festival areas not only endanger the health of consumers but also affect the reputation and image of business establishments.

Therefore, it is extremely necessary to comply with food safety regulations. Businesses need to proactively improve service quality, comply with food hygiene and safety requirements to protect public health and create trust for customers.

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