(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. /.
More than just an information technology teacher, Bui Van Nien is an inspiring figure who has nurtured the scientific curiosity and creative spirit of students in Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities.
Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.
