CP accused of selling diseased pork: Officially requesting the Ministry of Public Security to intervene

On June 4, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien signed Official Dispatch No. 2763/BNNMT-CNTY to the Ministry of Public Security regarding the investigation and handling of information spread on social networks about the accusation that CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company sold diseased pork.

Photos posted by people denouncing Vietnam Joint Stock Company for selling “dirty meat”. (Photo: Facebook)

According to the content of the document, on May 30, on social networks, a post by account holder Jonny Lieu appeared and was quickly shared with the content denouncing a number of serious violations by the leaders of CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company, which occurred at CP Fresh Shop My Xuyen, My Xuyen town, My Xuyen district, Soc Trang province.

Specifically, the content of the post mentions the issue: "Every day, the store regularly mixes sick pigs and sick chickens, and some pieces of pigs with a foul odor are brought back to Fresh Shop to instruct employees to sell to the market in Soc Trang ." In particular, according to this article, pieces of sick pigs and chickens that do not meet sensory requirements (such as red spots, abscesses, pus) and even pieces of sick pigs that have been cut into small pieces or have a foul odor are still sent to Fresh Shop for sale...

After receiving the above information, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment directed veterinary agencies to coordinate with local authorities to verify the information reported by the media.

Inspection results: The People's Committee of Soc Trang province has directed the Department of Agriculture and Environment to coordinate with the Department of Health, Department of Industry and Trade, Provincial Police, relevant agencies and localities to organize surprise inspections according to the reported content.

The inspection team inspected the animal product business establishment at business location No. 12, CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company, Can Tho branch at No. 45 Trieu Nuong Street, Chau Thanh Hamlet, My Xuyen Town, My Xuyen District, Soc Trang Province.

As a result, at the time of inspection, the delegation did not discover any businesses selling diseased pork and chicken products with foul odors or expired products as stated. However, the facility violated the law when its food safety certificate expired, and it did not present its business registration certificate or food safety training certificate.

Inspecting a slaughterhouse for processing cattle for CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company, Hau Giang branch. (Photo: Nguyen Hang/VNA)

On May 31, the province's interdisciplinary inspection team coordinated with the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department of Region VII under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine to continue inspecting the company's remaining three business locations in Soc Trang province.

At the time of inspection, the delegation did not discover any business of unsafe diseased pig and diseased chicken products; expired products at the above locations. However, the food safety certificates of the two establishments with business location No. 21 and business location No. 08 have expired.

Test results of meat samples taken at stores of CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company were negative for African swine fever, classical swine fever and blue ear disease.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Soc Trang province also sent an official dispatch requesting Hau Giang province to coordinate with specialized agencies to coordinate with Soc Trang province to inspect and verify information and images related to the epidemic situation in Hau Giang.

To promptly reassure consumers and prevent negative impacts on the production and supply chain of livestock and poultry meat, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment recommends that the Ministry of Public Security investigate, verify, clarify information spread on social networks and strictly handle organizations and individuals who violate the law (if any)./.

According to VNA

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