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Pharma, consumer goods firms offer highest salary rises

VietNamNet Bridge – Pharmaceutical, consumer goods and chemicals have become the top industries in terms of wage increases in Vietnam this year,

Ministry wants to know why a Chinese pear took five months to rot

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Chinese pear bought by the director of the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene Testing in Hanoi began to rot after an unusually long five month period.

No action taken in chemical warehouse fire, area still polluted

About 500 tons of chemicals are in danger of spreading throughout the environment after a chemical warehouse caught on fire two months ago. But no action has been taken to clean up the area.

HCMC: officials busy attending meetings, chemicals flowing to canal

 VietNamNet Bridge – A heavy rain is all it would take to spread 500 tons of chemicals throughout the Hoc Mon-Bac Binh Chanh Irrigation System, affecting 2,000 hectares of rice land.

HCM City: Fresh vermicelli contains toxic chemicals

The Chairman of HCM City Chemistry Association said that test results of fresh vermicelli samples taken from a vermicelli processing facility in District 8, HCM City, contained tinopal, a chemical that is banned in food processing.

Vietnam continues to claim benefits for Agent Orange victims

On the morning of July 27, Mr. Tran Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the Association of HCM City Agent Orange Victims, said that Vietnam would continue submitting its petition to the U.S. Courts to reclaim the rights of Agent Orange victims.

The matrix of fruit preservatives in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chemicals used to ripen and preserve fruit are rampantly used in Vietnam but the Plant Protection Agency confirms that it has not licensed any chemical of this kind.

Vietnam to test disposable chopsticks

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Institute for Food Safety Test has collected samples of disposable bamboo chopsticks and toothpicks on the market to test for mold resistant chemicals.