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Ms. Pham Khanh Phong Lan
* According to you, was the case of the Minh Chay pate that caused a complicated poisoning caused by the slowness of the authorities in announcing the case?
– After receiving the first patient on July 17, the Ho Chi Minh City health agency consulted and suspected the possibility of food poisoning. However, according to the process, Ho Chi Minh City must send a report to the Ministry of Health, the competent agency, and this unit must seek opinions and wait for other localities.
Then the specialized department of the department should conduct tests to see what strains and bacteria, it takes at least 2-3 days. This is considered a typical example of the “right process”, even with a bit of red tape.
Perhaps the cases like Minh Chay patê are not many, but they are not absent. Therefore, the regulatory agency must have specific regulations, such as how long to report and respond. Because in this case, the authorities can give conclusions and warnings earlier, which will help limit the damage.
If the company has the above poisoned product in Ho Chi Minh City and the people of Ho Chi Minh City are the victim, the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Management Board will make stronger zoning and the effectiveness of treatment may be better. .
* According to you, should we warn of the incident before, although the initial information can be confusing?
– If I had a choice between warning, causing financial damage and hospitalized people and then risking their lives due to poisoning, I would rather choose the wrong warning, that is, if there are signs, warn, fight back. respond immediately. I believe that doctors and physicians will definitely choose people’s health factor first.
In many cases, we do not see the efficiency of work, but we rigidly consider the correct process. Sometimes the correct process leads to results, if the effect is not good, it should be reviewed. Research is needed to find the most appropriate procedure.
* There is an opinion that the three ministries (Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Industry and Commerce) participate in the management of the products of the Alternative Life Company, which makes the management ineffective. Should this be changed?
– There are only Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Bac Ninh in the whole country that conduct pilot tests of centralized management through the food safety management board. This centralized management brings high efficiency in inspection and examination.
Our specialized forces are still weak and lacking, so we need to gather forces. Because if it is divided into 3 branches, it is easy for one industry to be busy but the other to be relaxed, it is difficult to coordinate.
In the world, very few countries divide each participating agency a bit like ours. What we need most of the state agencies is that they have real power, that they be responsible for that.
Where many provinces and cities have cases of poisoning from eating Minh Chay porridge, but where has this been the case, how many victims, the amount of products to be withdrawn … they have not yet had concrete results. Therefore, it is necessary to review whether the coordination of too many agencies has yet been effective.
103
That’s the number of boxes of Minh Chay pate that Ho Chi Minh City authorities recovered, from 1 to 9 p.m., out of a total of 1,559 boxes with identified consumers (1,101 people were contacted out of 1,223 buyers through the online form).
