Food safety and hygiene, simply put, means keeping food clean and ensuring hygiene for users. Hygienic foods need to be tested and go through a strict product declaration process, with the consent of the competent authority.
According to the law, food is a conditional industry. Therefore, establishments providing food services, restaurants, hotels, or food production and trading must have a certificate of eligibility for food safety and hygiene before operating.
Are restaurants currently ensuring food safety?
Establishments that organize the processing and supply of food and drinks for eating at fixed locations such as restaurants, hotels, resorts, eateries, etc. must apply for a food safety and hygiene license for restaurants - customers from the City Food Safety and Hygiene Department.
Food safety and hygiene must be ensured from the import stage, imported foods must have a guaranteed origin, have a food safety certificate, and quarantine certificate. Up to the processing stage, processing tools must also ensure hygiene, including processing methods. Up to the food preservation stage is also very important.
Legal basis
- Food Safety Law 2010
Food hygiene and safety conditions in restaurants and hotels
- There must be separate kitchens, food processing and cooking areas and dining areas for guests
- Food supplies must have a specific origin and be safe
- Processing facilities and equipment must meet hygiene requirements according to regulations
- Serving staff must be examined for health, have a Certificate of training in food safety and hygiene and ensure good personal hygiene
- Dining rooms, tables and chairs must be kept clean regularly, have enough water and hand washing sinks, and have a 24-hour food storage cabinet..
Subjects granted Food Safety and Hygiene License for Restaurants and Hotels
- Individual business households
- Business organizations
Procedures and procedures for applying for a food safety and hygiene license in restaurants and hotels
To apply for a food safety and hygiene license, the unit needs to prepare the following documents:
- Application for a certificate of food safety eligibility
- Business registration certificate (business license) with registered food business line (Copy certified by the owner of the facility)
- Explanation of facilities, equipment, and tools ensuring food safety and hygiene conditions according to regulations of competent state management agencies
- Certificate of good health of the owner of the facility and the person directly producing and trading food issued by a medical facility at district level or higher
- Certificate of training in food safety and hygiene of the owner of the facility and the person directly producing and trading food according to regulations of the Minister of the Ministry managing the industry.
Procedures for issuing food safety certificates
- Organizations and individuals producing and trading food shall submit applications for a Certificate of food safety eligibility to the competent state agency specified in Article 35 of this Law
- Within 15 days from the date of receipt of a complete and valid application, the competent state agency shall conduct an actual inspection of food safety conditions at the food production and trading establishment; if eligible, a Certificate of food safety eligibility must be issued; in case of refusal, a written response must be given stating the reasons.
Duration of validity of food safety certificates in restaurants and hotels
- Valid for 3 years
- Before 06 months from the date of expiration of the Food Safety Certificate, a re-issuance procedure must be carried out.
Administrative fines for operating without a license:
- A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of providing food services without a Certificate of food safety eligibility, except for cases that are not subject to the issuance of a Certificate of food safety eligibility according to the provisions of law and violate the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article
- A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of producing and trading food without a Certificate of food safety eligibility, except for cases that are not subject to the issuance of a Certificate of food safety eligibility and violate the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article.
- Fines from VND 40,000,000 to VND 60,000,000 for the act of producing health protection foods without a Certificate of qualified food safety facility meeting the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for health protection foods according to the roadmap prescribed by law.
- In addition, the Business License will be revoked; forced to stop business and destroy all food products being produced.
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