Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Director of the Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health), said that since the last 2 days, he continuously received messages from strange numbers, with content to kill the leaders of the Department, related to the recall. Minh Chay pate.
” There was a message that came late at night; There was an interrogation message, calling the director of the Department “” you “:” “Why are you late to announce that Minh Chay’s pate is poisonous?” Phong said.
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According to Mr. Phong, in addition to the appearance of a message from a strange phone number with content similar to the above message, there is a situation of spreading false information: “ On August 20, 2020, there were product test results. Minh Chay pate from Two-member lifestyle Co., Ltd infected with Clostridium Botulinum bacteria, but until August 29, 2020, the Department of Food Safety issued a product recall warning, such action is too late. In explaining this incident, the leaders of the Department of Food Safety said that it is necessary to balance the benefits of the companies and the health of the people ”.
One of the messages containing murder content questions about the delay in announcing Minh Chay’s pate contaminated with toxic bacteria sent to the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene phone number
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Phong stated: “Consumer health is paramount. When there is a food safety incident, we constantly update and manage it in accordance with the law, although the quality management of vegetarian food is an area under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to authorize and manage. . Along with participating in treatment, the medical industry is focused on saving patients. There is absolutely no ‘balancing of interests’ like spreading false messages. ”
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Leaders of the Department of Food Safety said that spreading false information can negatively affect the healing of patients, as well as handling violations of the law on food safety and hygiene. The Department is coordinating with the authorities to clarify the reasons for the dissemination of the false information mentioned above.
Leaders from the Department of Food Safety also said that on August 28, the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene had confirmed the results that Minh Chay pâté products were contaminated with bacteria during the production process. Therefore, not only to recall this product, the Department requested to recall another 13 products produced by New Lifestyle Two-member Co., Ltd., because there is a risk of infection due to production conditions not complying with regulations. food safety and hygiene.
It is unclear where thousands of boxes of Minh Chay pate are “floating” in Ho Chi Minh City.
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