Vietnam’s Prime Minister has ordered an urgent tightening of controls over animal slaughter and veterinary inspections following reports of large-scale collection, transportation, slaughter, and consumption of diseased pigs. Such practices undermine veterinary control systems, increase the risk of disease outbreaks, and pose threats to food safety.
The directive has been sent to the chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees. They are instructed to strengthen inspections of slaughterhouses, ensure strict control over the movement of animals and animal products, and enforce strict penalties for violations, including holding leaders personally accountable.
At the same time, the government is focusing on strengthening local veterinary services and improving the effectiveness of quarantine measures, slaughter control, and disease prevention and control systems.
The coordination of nationwide inspections has been assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, which is tasked with improving supply chain management mechanisms and establishing traceability systems, with the slaughter process as the central control point.
Other authorities are also involved: the Ministry of Public Security will handle investigations into serious violations; the Ministry of Industry and Trade will monitor the market and remove uninspected products; and the Ministry of Health will tighten food safety inspections, particularly in mass catering facilities.
Public communication will also be intensified, with media campaigns aimed at encouraging consumers to choose products with verified origins.
Oversight of implementation will be carried out by the Deputy Prime Minister to ensure coordinated and effective execution at the national level.
Overall, Vietnam is moving toward a stricter control model in the livestock sector, focusing on supply chain transparency, biosecurity, and consumer protection.
PigUA.info, based on materials from pig333.com