Lam Dong Province Chairman directs to clarify the case of dirty food in the boarding school kitchen

"School meal safety is a top priority"

On the afternoon of September 23, at an online conference with 124 wards and communes to assess the socio -economic situation in the first 9 months of 2025, Mr. Ho Van Muoi, Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, commented on the information that Trung Vuong Primary School used dirty food in boarding meals for the 2024-2025 school year.

- Ảnh 1. — Mr. Ho Van Muoi requested that the matter be handled quickly and within the authority, and that school meal safety be the top priority.

Mr. Muoi said that the provincial leaders only learned about the incident through the press, and frankly criticized the authorities for being slow in handling the matter, while this is an issue directly related to students' health. "School meal safety is the top priority," Mr. Muoi emphasized.

Mr. Ho Van Muoi suggested that similar cases should be handled quickly, with proper authority, clarifying the quality of meals, food quality and the responsibility of the principal. If there are violations, individual and collective responsibility must be clearly identified.

Tensions surrounding the dirty food case

As Thanh Nien reported, on the evening of September 15, a complaint appeared on social networks accusing the Principal of Trung Vuong Primary School of contracting to bring dirty food into the school's canteen. On September 16, Lam Dong Provincial Police and the authorities of Xuan Huong Ward - Da Lat directly went to the school to verify. Concerned for their children's health, more than 100/700 parents proactively took their children home and did not allow them to eat at the school.

- Ảnh 2.

Ms. Nguyen Thai Quynh Nga, Principal of Trung Vuong Primary School, at the confrontation on the night of September 18.

PHOTO: LAM VIEN

On the evening of September 18, Mr. Nguyen Mau Ha, Chairman of the People's Committee of Xuan Huong Ward - Da Lat, chaired the confrontation between Ms. Nguyen Thai Quynh Nga, Principal of the school and parents.

At this meeting, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh (kitchen team for the 2024-2025 school year) said that since August 11, 2025, she and the kitchen team have sent many complaints about the principal's tolerance of dirty food in the boarding kitchen, but have not been invited to work with the authorities. Therefore, she decided to publicly post the complaint on social media for parents to know.

- Ảnh 3. — Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh repeatedly accused the Principal of Trung Vuong Primary School of condoning suppliers from bringing dirty food into the boarding school kitchen.

The parents asked Ms. Nga to answer clearly, if the accusation was true, the principal must admit it; if it was false, the slanderer must be punished. However, Ms. Nga's opening response not only eased the tension but also caused more anger and anxiety among the parents.

- Ảnh 4. — Boarding kitchen meal costs 30,000 VND/student at Trung Vuong Primary School

On September 19, Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee issued a document directing the Department of Health to preside over and coordinate with the Provincial Police, Department of Education and Training and relevant units to quickly verify and clarify press reports, and report the results before September 23.

On September 20, Trung Vuong Primary School announced that it would temporarily suspend boarding meals from September 22 because suppliers had stopped delivering food, leaving the school without an alternative source.

On the same day, the People's Committee of Xuan Huong Ward - Da Lat issued a decision to establish an interdisciplinary inspection team to conduct an inspection of all boarding kitchens and food safety work at educational institutions in the area, lasting 30 days, starting from September 22.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chu-tich-tinh-lam-dong-chi-dao-lam-ro-vu-thuc-pham-ban-vao-bep-ban-tru-185250924094313051.htm