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Nearly 80 per cent of fruit stores in Hà Nội meet safety standards

Customers can check fruit origins via QR code. - Photo kinhtedothi.vn

HÀ NỘI – Nearly  八0 per cent of the  一0 七 六 fresh fruit stores in the downtown districts of Hà Nội met food hygiene, safety and quality control standards, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

The stores had all signed up to a progra妹妹e to ensure they had adequate facilities for the preservation of fruit, and that all the products on their shelves had their origins specified and prices listed.

Stores that met these standards had been granted certificates.

Before the project was implemented, only  三0 per cent of the fruit stores in Hà Nội were equipped with refridgeration units and shelves.

According to Trần Thị Phương Lan, the project had helped consolidate consumer confidence while raising awareness about food hygiene and safety.

The city targeted that by the end of  二0 一 八, all fresh fruit stores in downtown districts would meet these standards.

Hà Nội was also focused on promoting the development of a fresh fruit value chain and encouraging the application of information and technology in verifying the origins of fruit. The city planned to use QR codes to trace the origins of agricultural products in  二0 一 八- 二0, starting with fresh fruit. 

However, Lan said that more efforts were needed to better manage the fresh fruit market in the capital because the supply came from a number of sources.

Statistics showed that the city had a demand for  五 二,000 tonnes of fresh fruit per month, in which local plantation met  三0 per cent, imports  一 五 per cent and other provinces and cities  五 五 per cent.

Fresh fruit were sold at a number of channels, including supermarkets, stores, wholesale markets, traditional markets and street vendors. — VNS