Trial of owner of borax-mixed sausage production facility

Two defendants at the trial – Photo: DOAN CUONG

On the morning of January 21, the People's Court of Da Nang City tried the defendant couple Pham Xu Ty (41 years old, residing in Thanh Khe district, Da Nang) and Vo Thi Tuyet for violating food safety regulations.

These defendants mixed borax into the sausage during the production and processing process.

According to the indictment, between April 2024 and December 20, 2024, Mr. Ty and his wife used borax (a food additive not on the list of permitted uses according to regulations) to produce and process various types of sausages.

These hams were sold at the price of 180,000 VND/kg of beef ham, 120,000 VND/kg of pork ham, 120,000 VND/kg of pork skin ham, 120,000 VND/kg of minced ham, with an illegal profit of 20 million VND.

Representative of the People's Procuracy of Da Nang City announced the indictment - Photo: DOAN CUONG

On December 20, 2024, when inspecting Mr. Ty's sausage production facility, the authorities discovered and seized 518 kg of beef sausage, 97 kg of pork sausage, 90 kg of pork skin sausage, and 122 kg of minced sausage containing borax with a total value of more than 134 million VND.

According to the investigation, during the production process, due to the large quantity of sausages produced, not being consumed, not being able to be preserved for long, easily damaged and having to be thrown away, losing capital, Mr. Ty went online to find out how to preserve sausages for longer.

This man watched a video tutorial on how to buy borax to mix into the meatloaf to increase its shelf life, making it fresher and more flexible. He also showed the video tutorial to his wife and they both agreed to buy borax to put in the meatloaf.

In April 2024, Mr. Ty went to Con market area (Da Nang) to contact a person (identity and background unknown) to buy 10kg of borax for 300,000 VND to bring back to his sausage production facility.

Every day, Mr. Ty goes to the market to buy 30-50kg of pork, beef, and fatty meat and then brings them back to the production facility.

After grinding the meat, he or his wife adds borax to the meatloaf at a dosage of 1 spoon of borax/10kg of meat.

After finishing, Mr. Ty brought the meat patties to the vendors who had bought the meat. Some patties were sold to customers who came directly to buy them.

Entering the interrogation, the defendant Ty and his wife admitted to the acts as charged in the indictment.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/xet-xu-chu-co-so-san-xuat-cha-tron-han-the-20250121092944588.htm