(HBO) – Despite instructions at both provincial and grassroots levels, tens of food poisoning cases were reported in Hoa Binh province in 2018, with over 200 people affected, including one death.
Fast food outlets are
close together at the gate of Ly Tu Trong Primary School in Hoa Binh city.
Under the instruction of the provincial
steering board on food safety, last year, the provincial Health Department
established nine inspection groups and led inter-sectoral inspection
delegations in order to ensure food safety during the Tet (Lunar New Year)
festival and other holidays, as well as food safety month.
As many as 16 facilities were found to violate food safety regulations and had
to pay fines worth over 50 million VND.
Other six inter-sectoral delegations set up by the Department of Industry and
Trade, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development also imposed
administrative punishments worth 44 million VND on 29 out of 117 inspected food
production and business facilities.
Unscheduled inspections were also carried out at 115 bottled water and ice manufacturing
facilities, functional food production facilities, kitchens of factories and
schools, and food service businesses. Two of them were found to violate food
safety regulations.
Besides, 67 agro-forestry-fishery product production and business facilities
underwent inspections in the year. Competent forces revoked four licences and forced
12 facilities to suspend their operation.
Through unscheduled inspections, 20 out of 27 facilities were found to violate food
safety regulations and got administrative penalties worth over 56 million VND. Two
facilities received warnings for not ensuring food safety.
The Department of Industry and Trade inspected 983 facilities and uncovered 389
facilities violating food safety regulations. The department imposed
administrative punishments worth over 289 million VND and seized products worth
more than 3 million VND.
The provincial Police handled 92 organisations and individuals violating food
safety regulations, with total administrative fines of over 183 million VND. /.
The emulation movement "Hoa Binh joining hands to build new-style rural areas” has been widely spreading, becoming a driving force that motivates the localities to renew rural landscapes and improve the material and spiritual lives of the residents. In this movement, the people play a central role-both as the main implementers and direct beneficiaries of its outcomes.
In response to the global digital revolution, Hoa Binh Newspaper is transforming itself into a modern and multi-platform media hub, blending cutting-edge technology with a restructured newsroom and a new generation of tech-savvy journalists.
Hoa Binh province’s Association of the Elderly recently held a conference to review the project on expanding the inter-generation self-help club model until 2025.
In a move to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, issued on December 22, 2024 by the Politburo, which targets breakthroughs in science-technology development, innovation, and digital transformation, the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Health has issued a plan to roll out the "Digital Literacy for All” campaign within the local health sector.
An Nghia Commune (Lạc Sơn District) is one of the communes that achieved the tha standard of the national new rural area in 2018. Entering a new development phase, the commune is now trying to meet the criteria for the advanced new rural development. With the strong political will and the public consensus, the commune is gradually overcoming the challenges to reach this goal, aiming for the sustainable development.
