The agricultural sector strengthens food safety management of agricultural, forestry and fishery products.

(QNO) - This morning, January 10, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Vu - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development chaired a conference to review the management of agricultural material quality and food safety of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in 2023 and deploy key tasks in 2024.

According to the assessment of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2023, the state management of food safety in the agricultural sector has been assigned and decentralized from the province to communes, wards and towns. The team of officials and civil servants managing the quality of agricultural materials and food safety of agricultural, forestry and fishery products basically meets professional requirements, gradually improving the effectiveness of state management.

Propaganda work taking place in many fields has helped producers, businesses and consumers realize the importance of using safe food, and understand the harmful effects of unsafe food. Training to disseminate laws; inspection and examination of establishments producing and trading agricultural materials, food safety, and aquaculture have been organized and implemented according to plan...

However, there are still many limitations in agricultural materials and food safety of agricultural, forestry and fishery products. The agricultural production system is small and fragmented, with a small number of specialized areas, making management difficult. Production, preliminary processing and processing facilities for agricultural, forestry and fishery products are mainly small-scale, household-based, and frequently stop or change production locations, making management difficult.

There is still a large number of people who do not have a deep awareness of food safety, such as using animal products of unknown origin, without slaughter control marks/veterinary hygiene stamps, so consuming products according to the food safety chain still faces many difficulties.

Farmers produce clean vegetables. Photo: Q.VIET

Concluding the conference, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Vu said that he will advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue a plan to ensure food safety in 2024 and deploy the project "Ensuring the quality of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the period of 2021-2030" in the province. Continue to coordinate with relevant agencies to promote and mobilize the production and trading of quality and safe agricultural products and food for public health and sustainable development. Focus on checking and inspecting the quality of agricultural materials and food safety of agricultural, forestry and fishery products...

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