On December 18, 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 54/2014/TT-BCT prescribing the conditions for food safety assurance for processed milk production and trading establishments.
Accordingly, processed milk production establishments must have the production site to be built under the current master plan approved by a competent state agency and situated far from sources of pollution or hazards and not be affected by pollutants from the surrounding environment on the quality and safety of processed milk products; also have sufficient space for arranging production lines suitable to the establishment’s design capacity, ensuring that technology requirements are satisfied and industrial sanitation measures are applied at all production stages. The production line shall be located in an area not affected by sources of pollution such as steam boilers, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste collection sites and toilets; workshops shall be designed according to the one-way rule from input materials to final products which are processed milk of all kinds. For the ventilation system, workshops must have ventilation doors to ensure air circulation and facilitate the dissipation of heat and exhaust generated from production activities; in case of forced ventilation, air conditioning equipment must provide sufficient fresh air and ensure air circulation….
Other important contents on establishment owners, establishment owners and workers directly engaged in production must possess valid certificates of food safety knowledge granted by functional agencies or units designated by competent authorities. Annually, establishment owners shall arrange at least one medical check-up for themselves and workers directly engaged in production at a medical establishment of district or higher level. Health records of these persons shall be kept at establishments. To recruit only those who meet the Ministry of Health-prescribed health criteria for persons directly engaged in food production and processing. And when a person directly engaged in production contracts a disease, he/she shall report to competent persons so that he/he shall be assigned to perform other jobs or be allowed to take a leave for medical treatment according to regulations. Such person may return to work only after obtaining a certificate of full recovery and satisfaction of health requirements for food production and processing jobs from a competent health agency.
This Circular takes effect on February 03, 2015.
Source: luatvietnam.vn
