VietNamNet Bridge – The regulation of adding iodine should not be applied to all food, the Viet Nam Dairy Association suggested in a dialogue with the Ministry of Health earlier this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to hold more unscheduled inspections of food hygiene and safety in food production and trading this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Department of Health has set up a hotline for the public to complain about food quality during Tet (Lunar New Year) as part of a campaign on food safety.

VietNamNet Bridge – A large-scale fair held in Ha Noi will introduce culinary specialities from 50 cities and provinces, including processed seafood, candy, tea and coffee, fresh fruits, spices and other agricultural products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Information technology enterprises from the US will help Viet Nam develop smart cities, US Ambassador to Viet Nam Ted Osius said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Small businesses should not sell low-quality food products that come from unclear sources, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said to fruit vendors in the capital’s Hoan Kiem District early this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The abuse of appointment procedures to promote officials who lack practical experience needs to be resolved, the National Assembly Standing Committee said yesterday, Sept 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City lawmakers have demanded better management of food safety amid complaints that many eateries patronised by students, workers and others do not meet hygiene standards.

Many National Assembly deputies have requested the legislature to pick transport projects and food safety, among others, for its supervision program in 2017 since they have much impact on the country’s socio-economic performance and people.

VietNamNet Bridge - With a 20-40 percent growth rate and predicted 15 percent growth rate in upcoming years, the processed food market is attractive to many investors. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – It wasn’t until recent food safety concerns that the market recognised a huge demand among Vietnamese customers for food of clear original, and enterprises were quick to jump in the high-potential agriculture sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food service enterprises must apply for food safety and hygiene permits, but many enterprises complain it is too hard to get permits due to complicated procedures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ministers, Government officials and People’s Committee leaders should improve management of food safety and hygiene, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a recent directive.

Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the HCM City’s Department of Health, spoke to the The Labourer newspaper about plans to establish an independent food safety management agency under the People’s Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Health proposed city authorities remove all temporary markets and set up an agency to assure food safety and hygiene in the city, although it said this was a tough task.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined the need to identify the responsibilities of agencies concerned with food safety management, especially the role played by their chiefs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Transport of Ha Noi has asked its inspectors to stiffen punishments of violating vehicles in order to ensure traffic safety during the Lunar New Year Festival.

 Vietnam continues to suffer food safety concerns which have worsened in the run-up to the Tet Lunar New Year festivities.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently announced high expectations for expanded exports of Vietnam seafood and other aquaculture exports to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) region as a result of its formation.

The increasing overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilisers are posing more threats to farmers' health and agroproduct consumers, but authorities have never had an eye on the overwhelming consumption of the chemicals in agriculture.