The Food Safety Authority (Ministry of Health) has just issued Official Letter No. 173/ATTP-NDTT to the Departments of Health of the provinces and cities regarding the strengthening of inspection and supervision of alcohol production and trading.
According to the Ministry of Health, from the beginning of 2023 until now, according to the report of Poison Control Center (Bach Mai Hospital), the emergency resuscitation department of general hospitals in some provinces and cities, has recorded many emergency cases related to unsafe alcohol use, alcohol of unknown origin origin, alcohol has methanol content (industrial alcohol) high. Notably, there have been deaths.
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The Food Safety Department also received a report from the Hanoi Food Safety and Hygiene Sub-Department on the results of investigation and monitoring of a case of methanol poisoning in Thanh Van village, Thanh Lam commune (Me Linh district, Hanoi). ).
Faced with the above situation, the Food Safety Department proposed the Department of Health of the provinces and centrally-run cities, the Food Safety Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang city and Bac Ninh province to strengthen supervision. , early detection of suspected cases alcohol poisoningmethanol poisoning, especially in subjects with a history of alcoholism, and prompt emergency and treatment is necessary to avoid adverse events to the patient’s health.
Relevant units should coordinate with functional units of the industry and trade industry to strengthen inspection, inspection and supervision of food safety for alcohol production and trading establishments, focusing on establishments small-scale wine production and business, especially craft wineries. Thereby, promptly prevent unsafely produced and mixed alcohol, alcohol of unknown origin, without labels that pose a risk to consumers’ health from being circulated on the market. .
Particularly for the case in Me Linh district, Hanoi, the Food Safety Department proposed the Hanoi Department of Health to coordinate with the industry and trade authorities in the area to trace the origin of poisoned alcohol products; clearly identify the causes, detect and strictly handle violations of food safety according to regulations, if any.
The Department of Food Safety also proposed to pay attention to the communication and guide the people to raise their awareness and responsibility to ensure food safety in alcohol production and business, not to abuse alcohol and ensure food safety. when choosing, using alcohol.
The Ministry of Health also recommends that people absolutely do not use strange animals and plants of unknown species and origin to soak alcohol to drink, do not drink alcohol of unknown origin or without floating labels. on the market./.
TG (Vietnam+)