Ensuring food safety during Hung Temple Festival and Cultural Week

The Hung Kings' Commemoration Anniversary and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land every year attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit and offer incense in memory, expressing gratitude for the Hung Kings' contributions to the founding of the country, while experiencing cultural activities, natural scenery, and people in the homeland of the Ancestral Land.

To proactively prevent food poisoning and food-borne diseases, contributing to protecting the health of people and tourists attending the Festival, the Food Safety and Hygiene Department has proactively developed a plan and coordinated the implementation of food safety activities to serve the Festival.

Products sold at Hung Temple are all of known origin and ensure food safety.

Comrade Dieu Quang Dao - Deputy Head of the Food Safety and Hygiene Department (Department of Health) said: Hung Temple Festival and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of At Ty 2025 are expected to attract a large number of tourists to visit and offer incense, so the demand for food services and shopping for products will also increase. The Department pays great attention to ensuring food safety and hygiene, absolutely not allowing food poisoning or food safety incidents to affect the health of delegates, tourists and people attending the Festival.

The Food Safety and Hygiene Department has proactively coordinated and directed relevant units to promote communication on food safety on mass media, disseminate knowledge about food safety, prevent food poisoning and food-borne diseases. In production and processing, it is necessary to use food-safe ingredients, only use food products and food ingredients with clear origin and source, absolutely do not use canned products that have expired, are swollen, flattened, deformed, rusted, are no longer intact or have unusual flavors and colors; strictly comply with legal regulations in preliminary processing, processing, cooking, preservation, transportation and eating.

Authorities propagate and inspect food safety at food service establishments during Hung Temple Festival

In addition, the Department also established a monitoring team and carried out food safety monitoring at food service establishments and street food stalls, focusing on monitoring food establishments in communes, wards and towns surrounding Hy Cuong commune (Viet Tri city), areas where ceremonies and festivals are held during the Hung Kings' death anniversary and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of At Ty - 2025.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu, owner of a restaurant in the area in front of the main gate of Hung Temple, shared: Thanks to the functional sectors' propaganda about food safety and the dangers of food of unknown origin, our store has paid more attention to choosing daily food; using food that meets standards, has a clear origin..., to ensure the safety of people and tourists coming to the Festival.

People line up to buy branded specialties of the homeland.

Surveying around Hy Cuong commune, we found that restaurants and stalls all complied well with regulations on food safety and hygiene. Food preparation areas were neatly arranged and carefully covered, food processors wore gloves and used clean food preparation tools. Stores selling processed foods all had clear origins and met Ocop standards...

Comrade Dieu Quang Dao - Deputy Head of the Food Safety Department (Department of Health) said: During the Festival, some restaurants and seasonal businesses must also meet mandatory conditions for ensuring food safety, to avoid poisoning incidents due to lack of food safety, affecting the health of people and tourists.

In addition to the attention of the authorities, it is necessary to have strict compliance and self-awareness of food production, processing and trading establishments, food service businesses, and people's awareness in eating, using food, choosing restaurants and eateries that ensure food safety so that the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of At Ty 2025 can take place in a joyful and safe atmosphere, leaving a good impression in the hearts of visitors from all over the world who come to offer incense and attend the Festival.

Ngoc Tuan

Source: https://baophutho.vn/dam-bao-an-toan-thuc-pham-dip-le-hoi-den-hung-va-tuan-van-hoa-du-lich-dat-to-230311.htm