Hung Yen: Supervising the destruction of 500kg of pork that did not meet veterinary hygiene and food safety requirements

On April 25, 2024, the Captain of Market Management Team No. 5, Department of Market Management of Hung Yen province issued a decision to search the means of transport according to administrative procedures for trucks with license plate 89C-265.11, discovering that on the trunk of the vehicle there was 500kg of animal products that are pork do not meet veterinary hygiene and food safety requirements.

Through information exchange with Team 3, the Police Department investigates crimes related to corruption, economics, smuggling, and the environment (PC03) and applies professional market management measures. On April 25, 2024, Market Management Team No. 5 coordinated with Team 3, Room PC03, with the witness of animal quarantine officers, Hung Yen Provincial Veterinary Department to conduct an examination of the means of transport according to Administrative procedures for trucks with registration number 89C-265.11, the driver is Mr. Nguyen Duc Toan, born in 1986, residing in Minh Hoang, Phu Cu, Hung Yen. As a result, at the time of examining the vehicle, the inspection team discovered a total of 500kg of animal products that were pork in the trunk. All of the pork had changed color and smelled rancid. The driver who is also the owner of the goods could not provide invoices or documents proving the origin of the transported goods. Working with the inspection team, Mr. Toan said that all the pork transported on the car with license plate 89C-265.11 was bought and collected by him from many people in Hung Yen province, and is on the way to be transported for consumption. then the authorities check.

Animal quarantine officers, Hung Yen Provincial Department of Animal Health, inspected the veterinary hygiene status of the above pork and concluded that the entire 500kg of pork did not meet veterinary hygiene and safety requirements. food. The inspection team of Market Management Team No. 5 has made an administrative violation record against Mr. Pham Duc Toan for transporting animal products that do not meet veterinary hygiene and food safety requirements for business purposes. business, submit to the Team Leader to issue a Decision to sanction administrative violations in the amount of 11,000,000 VND, apply remedial measures to force the destruction of all 500kg of violating pork. Mr. Pham Duc Toan paid the fine to the state treasury of Hung Yen province and destroyed infringing goods at Urban Environment and Industry Joint Stock Company 11 – URENCO 11 under the supervision of authorities. .