PERSONS DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN FOOD PRODUCTION MUST NOT BE INFECTED WITH HEPATITIS A AND E
On February 05, 2020, the Government issues the Decree No. 17/2020/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of Decrees concerning business investment conditions under the state management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Accordingly, the Government adds a number of requirement to food manufacturer, such as: The area of production, processing, packaging, transportation, storage and trading of food must be clean; Having a separate place for sample storage and sample storage records, ensuring compliance with the regime of sample storage and destruction according to storage requirements of each sample; Having a separate area for temporarily storing substandard products pending disposal.
In addition, a person who directly participates in the food production must be trained about food safety and certificated by a facility’s owner. And especially, a person who directly participates in the food production must satisfies health requirements; does not suffer diseases such as cholera, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis A or E, infectious dermatitis, pulmonary tuberculosis and acute diarrhea.
Besides, this Decree state that food materials and products shall be packed and preserved at positions at least 10 cm, 30 cm and 50 cm far away from the floor, the wall and the ceiling, respectively.
This Decree takes effect on March 22, 2020.
