Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned the Ministry of Health to issue national technical regulations on limits on restricted and banned substances in food in accordance with the requirements of importing countries.
The document states, considering the report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the results of inspection and verification of information about Hao Hao instant noodles products of Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company contaminated with Ethylene Oxide and recalled in some European countries. In Europe, the Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health, based on the provisions of Article 62 of the Law on Food Safety, to urgently review and issue national technical regulations on criteria and limits of Ethylene Oxide to ensure safety for human consumption. with food products.
In addition, the Ministry of Health will assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade in reviewing, updating and widely informing about requirements and limits of substances restricted from use and quality. banned... in food products in accordance with the requirements of the importing countries.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade continues to check and clarify the cause of Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company's Hao Hao noodle product contaminated with Ethylene Oxide in order to have appropriate treatment solutions to avoid similar cases. Previously, implementing the Government's working regulations, the Government Office sent a written request to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to check the press's reports that the Hao Hao instant noodle product of Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company has banned substances, have a written report to the Prime Minister before September 7, 2021. ACECOOK TEMPORARILY STOP EXPORTING TO EU MARKET Information related to two batches of export products of Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company (Good vermicelli with pork rib flavor, 56gr, production date 10/5/2021 and Hao Hao noodles, spicy shrimp flavor, type). 77gr, production date March 24, 2021, is recalled in the EU.
"In the immediate future, Acecook Vietnam decided to suspend exports to the EU market, and at the same time discussed with distributors in EU countries about stopping exporting to the market for products that still do not meet EU standards. about this 2-CE." Representative of Acecook Vietnam.
Acecook Vietnam has verified and clarified the warning content of RASFF, EO standards of EU countries as well as urgently conducted a review of the entire production process, and sent some products for testing. Export and domestic at Eurofins Analysis Center (Scientific group in the field of food testing, with a network of more than 1000 independent companies in more than 50 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories). According to the test results of Eurofins Analytical Center, the domestic product Hao Hao hot and sour shrimp does not contain Ethylene Oxide (EO) and has the presence of a very small amount of 2-chloroethanol (2-CE) with a high concentration of 1.17 ppm. Acecook Vietnam affirms that Hao Hao domestic hot and sour shrimp products have guaranteed quality and fully comply with Vietnamese laws.
At the same time, this 2-CE content is much lower than the standards of the US (940 ppm), Canada (940 ppm) and some other countries. Acecook Vietnam representative, said: The reason Acecook export products were recalled in the EU is due to the presence of 2-CE substance. Due to the unique regulation of the European Union (EU) on how to calculate the content of EO as the combined value of both EO and 2-CE, the presence of 2-CE substance is considered by the EU to be inappropriate. accordance with their regulations. Moreover, the cause of the appearance of 2-CE in the product, according to the initial verification of Acecook Vietnam, there was a supplier using EO to disinfect some materials. In addition, the supplier's raw material analysis also detected the presence of some 2-CE.
Therefore, Acecook Vietnam believes that this may be a reason for the EU's assessment that the company's products are not in accordance with their regulations. “We need more time to fully verify, thoroughly research to clarify the cause. For the case in the European Union (EU) market, we will also strictly carry out the responsibility of the manufacturer and coordinate with the distributor to conduct the recall work at the request of the authorities. authorities in the countries where the incident occurred.
And during this time, in the short term, we decided to suspend exports to the EU market, and at the same time discuss with distributors in EU countries about stopping exporting to the market for products that have not yet been exported to the EU market. meet EU standards for this 2-CE substance,” added the representative of Acecook Vietnam.
As a Japanese enterprise and nearly 30 years of business and production in Vietnam, Acecook Vietnam affirms that the product "Hao Hao spicy and sour shrimp" and other products of Acecook Vietnam are being consumed in the market. The domestic market completely meets the standards in accordance with the laws of Vietnam, ensuring the health and safety of consumers.
