Insurance companies on June 22 made advance payment of compensation worth VND39.65 billion in total to 35 enterprises affected by the recent incident in the southern province of Dong Nai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though Nguyen Thi Hoa – owner of a shop – selling creme caramel, yogurt and sponge cakes in Ha Noi's Cau Giay District-has not received training in food hygiene, she was given a food hygiene certificate three years ago.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Street vendors near schools and school canteens will see more food safety and hygiene inspections following an order by the Ha Noi Health Department.

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials raised the alarm over violations in the management of food safety, including the producing and processing of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products.  

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung directed ministries, agencies and localities to do all they can to ensure a warm, happy and safe New Year holiday for the people, at the regular Cabinet’s meeting in Hanoi on January 25.

 Tough measures against violators of food safety rules; Phu Quoc island to connect to national power grid this Tet; Many claim for unemployment allowances; Unlicensed coaches hope to benefit from Tet travel

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent survey of 200 street food vendors chosen at random in HCMC found that 6.5% of respondents are college and university degree holders and high-school graduates account for 20.5%.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam yesterday, Jan 2, said the nation must increase efforts to improve food safety, especially as the Tet holiday draws near.

 VietNamNet Bridge - If this volume of outdated beef was not detected, it would have been distributed to restaurants and factory kitchens.

 New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra confirmed Wednesday it was in dispute resolution talks with French food company Danone over compensation regarding the false botulism scare in August.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Da Nang City is turning to technology to improve the manageability and efficiency of the city's infrastructure and become a smarter city where citizens and visitors can enjoy a higher quality of life and services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts yesterday, August 8, suggested that HCM City establish more safe food chains where quality control for essential items is maintained from the farm to the dining table.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held an online conference with 63 provinces and cities across Vietnam on August 2, to discuss better control measures on food safety and hygiene.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry has requested all provinces and cities to strengthen food safety and hygiene inspections to deal with the increase of food poisoning cases across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,100 businesses out of 7,000 that produce and trade in agricultural products were found to have broken food safety regulations during the first half of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development found violations in 17 workplace kitchens, supermarkets and food processing enterprise of 25 examined in nine provinces last month.

The Bureau of Food Safety and Hygiene has  released official information about the test results of ginger, dry vermicelli (in Hanoi) and lemon tea (in HCM City). The test results show that these products are safe.