THE
PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
28/QD-TTg
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Hanoi
, January 6, 2003
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DECISION
APPROVING
THE NATIONAL SCHEME ON CONTROL OF MICRO-ORGANISM CONTAMINATION AND CHEMICAL
RESIDUES IN FOODSTUFFS IN THE PERIOD FROM NOW TILL 2010
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25,
2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 30, 1989 Law on the Protection of People’ s Health;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister ‘s Decision No. 35/2001/QD-TTg of March 19, 2001
approving the strategy for care and protection of the people ‘s health in the
2001-2010 period;
At the proposal of the Minister of Health in Report No. 3313/TTr-BYT of April
29, 2002,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To
approve the national scheme on control of micro-organism contamination and
chemical residues in foodstuffs in the period from now till 2010 with the following
principal contents:
1. Objectives:
a/ General objectives:
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b/ Specific objectives:
- To build the system of
controlling and monitoring the situation of micro-organism contamination and
chemical residues in foodstuffs.
- To build the standard system
on quality, hygiene and safety of foodstuffs, especially high-risk foodstuffs.
- To make a planning on the
system of laboratories, and to enhance the capability of testing foodstuff
quality, hygiene and safety (FQHS) at the central, regional and
provincial/municipal levels.
2. Solutions:
a/ To build the foodstuff
inspection and supervision system.
b/ To elaborate and promulgate
legal documents on FQHS management; the criteria for FQHS evaluation, build and
apply mechanisms for handling the violations of the legislation on foodstuff
hygiene and safety.
c/ To build and apply models for
producing and processing safe foodstuffs throughout the country in service of
export and domestic consumption.
d/ To build models for
self-management and supervision of the use of plant protection drugs and
veterinary drugs in accordance with specifications, and ways of processing safe
foodstuffs.
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f/ To raise the sense of
responsibility towards consumers and knowledge of peasants directly engaged in
foodstuff production, and of foodstuff enterprises on FQHS.
To enhance communication and
education of foodstuff hygiene and safety as well as legal knowledge for
peasants and persons directly engaged in foodstuff production and processing,
and food catering.
3. Activities for implementation
of the scheme:
a/ Project one: Control of
micro-organism contamination and chemical residues (including foodstuff
additives) in foodstuff products
- Objectives:
To raise the capability to
control and limit micro-organisms and toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and
foodstuff additives. To take initiative in controlling foodstuff poisoning and
limiting diseases caused by the use of contaminated foodstuffs.
- Implementation contents:
+ To build the system of legal
documents on foodstuff hygiene and safety.
+ To build the testing system
capable of evaluating and controlling foodstuff contamination throughout the
country.
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+ To build pilot and good models
in the application of measures to control foodstuff contamination and
foodstuff-transmitted diseases in the supply of foodstuff additives.
- Implementing agencies:
The Ministry of Health shall
assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the concerned ministries
and branches.
b/ Project two: Inspection and
supervision of biological contamination and chemical residues in farm produce
and foodstuffs
- Objectives:
To enhance the inspection,
supervision and application of scientific, technical and technological advances
in terms of varieties, biological drugs, herbal drugs, biological preparations
and organic fertilizers, and advanced technical processes to clean and safe
agricultural production for domestic consumers, thus contributing to raising
the competitiveness and speeding up the export of farm produce and foodstuffs.
To strive to substantially
reduce chemical residues in farm produce and foodstuffs by 2010.
- Implementation contents:
+ To control biological
contamination and chemical residues in farm produce.
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+ To control feed quality,
hygiene and safety.
+ To control fertilizer quality.
+ To build areas for
manufacturing safe raw-material foodstuffs.
- Implementing agencies:
The Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the
concerned ministries and branches.
c/ Project three: Control of
micro-organism contamination and chemical residues in aquatic foodstuffs
- Objectives:
To raise the capability and
efficiency to control pathogenic micro-organism contamination and toxic
chemical residues in aquatic products in order to protect consumers�
health and improve the competitiveness of the Vietnamese aquatic products at
home and in the world.
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+ To enhance the capability to
examine foodstuff quality, hygiene and safety criteria in aquaculture feeds,
reared and fished aquatic products.
+ To provide training and
guidance on the regulations and branch standards on conditions to ensure
foodstuff hygiene and safety for organizations and individuals that catch,
rear, process, purchase, preserve, transport and/or circulate aquatic products.
+ To monitor, inspect and
recognize safe rearing areas, clean rearing farms as well as aquatic
product-producing and -trading establishments meeting the foodstuff hygiene and
safety standards.
- Implementing agencies:
The Ministry of Aquatic
Resources shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the
concerned ministries and branches.
d/ Project four: Control of
micro-organism contamination and toxic chemical residues in foodstuff
processing
- Objectives:
To control the whole process of
foodstuff processing, from raw materials to finished products, by managerial
and technological measures in order to ensure the product quality up to the
foodstuff hygiene and safety requirements, and reduce dangers of micro-organism
contamination and toxic chemical residues.
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+ To build the foodstuff
quality, hygiene and safety management network in the foodstuff processing
industry.
+ To formulate the program on
ensuring FQHS right from raw materials in order to eliminate toxic elements in
foodstuff-producing and -processing raw materials.
+ To formulate the program on
controlling foodstuff hygiene and safety in the use of technologies and
equipment in the foodstuff processing industry.
+ To build a number of models of
small- and medium-sized foodstuff processing establishments where Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and Hazard Analysis
and Critical Control (HACCP) are applied.
- Implementing agencies: The
Ministry of Industry shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with
the concerned ministries and branches.
4. Assignment of
responsibilities for implementation direction:
a/ The Ministry of Health:
To control micro-organism
contamination and chemical residues in fresh foodstuffs, raw-material
foodstuffs, foodstuff additives, functional foodstuffs, high-risk foodstuffs
and import foodstuffs; home-made foodstuffs as well as in- and post-processing
foodstuffs, for domestic consumption and export.
b/ The Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development:
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c/ The Ministry of Science and
Technology:
To coordinate with the Ministry
of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in elaborating
and promulgating the Vietnamese standards on foodstuff quality, hygiene and
safety.
d/ The Ministry of Trade:
- To coordinate with the
Ministry of Health and the concerned ministries in controlling the trading in
foodstuffs on market, especially those foodstuffs highly prone to
contamination; controlling foodstuff labels and fake foodstuffs.
- To coordinate with the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in managing the concentrated
slaughtering of animals and applying GHP and HACCP at slaughtering
establishments.
e/ The Ministry of Industry:
- To control micro-organism
contamination and chemical residues in the foodstuff processing.
- To coordinate with the
Ministry of Health in building pilot model and applying GHP, GMP and HACCP at
medium- and small-sized foodstuff processing establishments.
f/ The Ministry of Aquatic
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g/ The local People’s
Committees:
To coordinate closely with the
concerned ministries and branches in elaborating policies on FQHS management
and implementing the scheme in their respective localities; to direct Services,
Departments and branches in their respective localities to build areas for
producing and processing safe foodstuffs; to build concentrated hygienic
livestock-slaughtering houses and protect the environment; to build models of
communities for monitoring FQHS in communes and wards; and to direct the
implementation of measures to ensure FQHS.
5. Funding for implementation
Annually, the Ministry of Health
and the concerned ministries shall coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and
Investment and the Ministry of Finance in elaborating the plan and funding for
implementation of the scheme, then submitting them to the Prime Minister for
approval.
Funding sources:
- In the immediate future, in
2002, the funding of the project on ensuring foodstuff quality, hygiene and
safety in the national target program on prevention and combat of some social
diseases, dangerous epidemics and HIV/AIDS is used.
- From 2003-2010: The scheme
shall be financed partly by the State budget, partly by contributions of the foodstuff-producing
enterprises, and partly by assistance and support from international
organizations.
Article 2.- The
Minister of Health shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with
the concerned ministries and agencies in organizing the implementation of this
Decision.
The agencies assuming the prime
responsibility for implementing the projects shall have to direct the
elaboration of projects and submit them for approval according to regulations;
and organize the implementation of projects.
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Article 3.- This
Decision takes effect after its signing.
Article 4.- The
Minister of Health, the ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies,
the heads of the agencies attached to the Government, and the presidents of the
People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities shall have to
implement this Decision.
FOR
THE PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Pham Gia Khiem