In 2022, thanks to the good control of the Covid-19 epidemic, our country's economic situation has been restored, production and business activities in general and production and trading of food products in particular have gradually decreased. recovering from the pandemic. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the demand for food items serving the Mid-Autumn Festival such as confectionery, soft drinks, etc. increases, especially moon cakes. According to mass media, although it is nearly 3 weeks until the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon cake market is already quite active, with a variety of types, models and prices to help buyers have many choices. However, in some localities such as Hanoi, Ha Nam, Bac Giang, Vinh Phuc, ... have discovered and seized a large amount of floating mooncakes, of unknown origin, origin, not ensuring food safety according to the regulations. provisions of law.

In order to promptly detect and prevent violations in the production, import and trading of food products for the Mid-Autumn Festival, to protect the interests and health of consumers, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Health - Standing Committee 389 of the Ministry of Health proposed to the Director of the Department of Health of the provinces and centrally-run cities; The Head of Food Safety Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Bac Ninh directs functional units to organize and implement well the following contents:

1. To assume the prime responsibility for or coordinate with functional agencies and units in the locality to strengthen the inspection and examination of the observance of the provisions of the law on food safety by production and business establishments. business, import food for Mid-Autumn Festival. In which, focusing on production and trading establishments of goods consumed a lot during the Mid-Autumn Festival such as moon cakes, other confectionery, soft drinks; small and seasonal production and business establishments; advertising, selling online on social networks, e-commerce platforms.

2. Strengthen supervision, proactively test food safety, identify unsafe products, trace the origin, handle strictly and thoroughly in accordance with regulations.

3. Implement drastically, synchronously and effectively tasks and solutions to fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the new situation according to the Programs and Plans of the local Steering Committees already established. promulgated and Notice No. 245/TB-VPCP dated August 11, 2022 of the Government Office on the conclusions of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh at the online conference to review the work of the first 6 months of 2022 and the method of direction and key tasks in the coming time of the National Steering Committee 389.

4. Coordinating with media agencies, intensifying dissemination of information on floating goods, unknown origin, fake goods, imitation goods, poor quality goods that are not safe for consumers' health . Regularly update the list of violating organizations and individuals, widely disseminate information on the mass media, the website of the Department of Health and the unit for everyone to know.

5. In the course of inspection, examination and supervision, if detecting cases of violations on conditions for production and trading of unsafe food; acts of smuggling, commercial fraud, production and trading of counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, goods of unknown origin, origin, .... require strict handling in accordance with the provisions of the law. If detecting a violation with signs of a crime, it is requested to immediately transfer the violation case file to a competent agency for handling according to regulations.

Inspectors of the Ministry of Health request the Departments of Health of the provinces and centrally-run cities; Food Safety Management Boards of Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Bac Ninh have seriously implemented and reported the results to the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Health - Circular 389 of the Ministry of Health to summarize and report to the 389 Board of Directors. nation.

Best regards./.