(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. /.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
The Labour Federation of Hoa Binh city has actively worked to protect the rights and welfare of nearly 8,000 local workers and union members at 152 grassroots unions. Through regular dialogues, education campaigns, and welfare programmes, the federation has helped foster stable, progressive labour relations.
