On 12, November 2018, the Government issued Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP amending the regulations on business investment conditions under the State management scope of the Ministry of Health. This Decree takes effect from the issued date.
Accordingly, Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP regulates conditions for food production and trading under the specialized management of the Ministry of Health as follows:
– For food production and trading establishments under the management of the Ministry of Health:
+ Process of food production is arranged on the one-way principle from raw materials to final products;
+ Walls, ceilings, floors of production areas, business, warehouses waterproof, rift, moldy;
+ Equipment and tools in direct contact with foodstuffs, which are easy to clean and have no contamination of contaminants and do not pollute foodstuffs;
+ Having boots or shoes for use in the food production area;
+ Ensure no insects and harmful animals enter the production area and food and foodstuff storage; Do not use rats, insect and animal killed chemical in the production area and food and foodstuff storage;
+ Not to sell chemicals used for other purposes in establishments trading in additives and food-processing supports.
+ Persons directly engaged in production and business must be trained in food safety knowledge and certified by the owner and not infected with cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A, E, dermatitis, tuberculosis lungs, acute diarrhea when producing or trading food.
– For food service business establishments:
+ To perform the three-step authentication and storage of food samples under the guidance of the Ministry of Health;
+ Equipment, transportation and food preservation must be hygienic and not polluting the food.
+ Persons directly processing food must be trained in food safety knowledge and certified by the owner and not infected with cholera, typhoid, typhoid, hepatitis A, E, infection skin infections, tuberculosis, acute diarrhea when in production, trading food.
It can be seen that the amendment and supplement of regulations on conditions of food production and trading in the field of management of the Ministry of Health are consistent with the actual requirements and reduce the difficulty before.