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Written by: Zhang Meihua
2019-12-12 21:42
Last updated: 2019-12-12 21:47The Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (12th) that it had received notification from the Vietnamese authorities that it suspected that a Vietnamese meat production plant had used a false health certificate to apply for an import permit for refrigerated pork. After investigation, a total of 8 health certificates were forged, all of which involved the same Vietnamese meat production plant. The Vietnamese authorities have stopped issuing health certificates to the production plant. The Centre has started tracking and follow-up actions and referred the case to the Hong Kong Police for investigation.
From May to October this year, a total of 8 batches of about 176 metric tons of refrigerated pork were produced by the production plant involved. It is suspected that they will be exported from Vietnam to 3 importers in Hong Kong with fake fake health certificates. The 8 batches of products involved have been distributed to other food premises, such as food factories. The tracking work is still ongoing. The refrigerated pork involved is the original pork (medium pig), which is generally supplied to food factories for use as siu mei .
The Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (12th) that it had received notification from the Vietnamese authorities that it suspected that a Vietnamese meat production plant had used a false health certificate to apply for an import permit for refrigerated pork. (Profile picture)
The Food Safety Center earlier implemented measures to improve the food import information system. When collating the data, it was found that a small number of Vietnamese health certificates had different document numbers, and immediately notified the Vietnamese Consulate in Hong Kong to follow up the investigation. A spokesman for the Food Safety Center said that in response to the incident, the center has immediately ordered 3 local importers to stop selling and recalling the products in question. The batch numbers of the 8 batches of refrigerated pork involved were 230819A6700, 110319A6765, 250419A6779, 220419A6780, 010819A6779, 090919A6700, 261218A6695, 120819A6500.
3 The company imported a batch of refrigerated pork involved
Those who have purchased the relevant batches can call Yingru Trading Co., Ltd. and Caiyun Trading Co., Ltd. (phone: 5408 3322) and Qiangji Food Co., Ltd. (phone: 2694 1662) during office hours to inquire about the recall of the above products. . For the sake of prudence, the Centre will temporarily suspend the import of refrigerated pork to Hong Kong from the Haiphong Trading Goods Export Joint Stock Company.
At the same time, the Center has strengthened the inspection of all sanitary certificates of imported refrigerated meat in Vietnam and maintained close communication with the Vietnamese authorities to ensure that each sanitary certificate has been confirmed by the Vietnamese authorities and double-checked by both parties before issuing an import license. At present, Hong Kong and Vietnam have only established meat import arrangements for refrigerated pork.
From May to October this year, a total of 8 batches of about 176 metric tons of refrigerated pork were exported from Vietnam to three importers in Hong Kong by suspected production plants suspected of fake artificial hygiene certificates with high simulation degrees. The refrigerated pork involved is the original pork (medium pork), which is generally supplied to food factories for use as siu mei. (Profile picture)
Vietnam refrigerated meat does not involve unqualified samples
From last year to November this year, more than 17,000 samples of pork, beef, poultry and their products were collected for testing chemical and microbiological tests (including veterinary drug residues, preservatives and pathogenic bacteria, etc.) with a pass rate of 99.8%. None of the 25 unqualified samples involved Vietnamese refrigerated meat.
The Vietnamese authorities have also stated that the plant involved has been subject to regular strict inspections to ensure that the plant environment is clean and the meat processed is suitable for human consumption. For the sake of prudence, the center will immediately strengthen the inspection of related products imported from Vietnam. From today, the center's personnel will test the frozen pork samples from Vietnam at all levels.
This is the first time that a forged health certificate from Vietnam is found in Hong Kong, which involves the same Vietnamese production plant. The Centre has requested the Vietnamese authorities to continue to conduct in-depth investigations of the incident and provide relevant findings as soon as possible to avoid similar incidents. The Centre will continue to follow up with the Vietnamese authorities and the local police and take appropriate action. Investigations are ongoing.
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