The case of the lady selling vermicelli pouring excess broth into the pot: An additional fine of 2 million for food safety violations

The leader of the People's Committee of Nha Trang City (Khanh Hoa) said that the Chairman of the People's Committee of Loc Tho ward has just decided to additionally sanction the street vendor 2 million VND for violating the regulations in the street food business.

In recent days, public opinion has been especially concerned when an online forum posted a video reflecting the incident of a woman selling vermicelli on the sidewalk who poured leftover food into a brown cot to resell to customers. However, after the inspection and verification period, the People's Committee of Loc Tho Ward, Nha Trang City said that the video did not have a specific date and time, so this behavior could not be handled.

Until the morning of December 27, the leader of the People's Committee of Nha Trang City (Khanh Hoa) said that the chairman of the People's Committee of Loc Tho ward had just decided to additionally sanction the street vendor with 2 million VND for violating the regulations in the food business. street food. According to Mr. Luu Thanh Nhan - Vice Chairman of Nha Trang City People's Committee, according to the provisions of Point dd, Clause 02, Article 16 of Decree 115/2018/ND-CP dated September 4, 2018 of the Government, on violations of regulations According to other regulations on food safety assurance conditions in accordance with the law in street food business, the People's Committee of Loc Tho ward continued to issue a decision to impose a fine of 2 million VND on Ms. Huynh Thi Ty (80 years old, residing in the ward). Van Thang, Nha Trang City).

Previously, Ms. Ty was administratively fined 2.5 million VND by the chairman of the People's Committee of Loc Tho ward for illegally using the sidewalk to sell food services, causing traffic obstruction. After the functional force of Loc Tho ward checked and made a record about Ms. Ty occupying the sidewalk to sell illegal goods, she admitted to pouring excess water after customers drank into bottles to reuse. However, she does not admit to pouring leftovers into the pot to resell to customers.

According to Mrs. Ty, it was the last bowl of food sold to guests, so when guests ate leftovers, she poured them back into the pot to bring home. Previously, Mr. Le Minh Thuy, Chairman of the People's Committee of Loc Tho Ward, said that when the patrol team came down to invite Ms. Ty to work and temporarily seized infringing items and vehicles, they checked her pot of broth. Ty is also exhausted.

The image of 4 clips shows quite clearly the act of washing the bowls used by customers and then drying them for sale and the customers drinking excess water and refilling the bottles. Through the clip, it is also clear that after the customer finished eating, charged to leave, this woman poured a bowl of yellow water into the hot broth. However, whether this is leftovers from guests or not has not been clearly shown, because it is located in a hidden corner.

The images of the above incident received more than 9 thousand comments, shares, likes and most people were discontented about the unhygienic behavior of food vendors. As a long-time expert working in the food technology industry, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh (former lecturer at Hanoi University of Science and Technology) assessed that if this is really the act of pouring leftovers into the pot of broth, really "uncivilized, should be condemned".

"This action, if true, can be assessed as extremely unsanitary and unsafe for food. That creates a feeling of insecurity for people to eat, making people feel scared", Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh said.

According to the expert, the act of pouring previously eaten broth into a shared pot of water and continuing to use it can potentially cause many diseases for customers. Not only is it scary in the reused broth, but even the used bowls, chopsticks... are also difficult to ensure hygiene and contribute to the increased risk of health threats.

Eating in restaurants that do not ensure food hygiene and safety can cause diarrhea, nausea, and in more severe cases, it can lead to acute poisoning and bacterial infection. Most frightening, HP bacteria can be transmitted from one person to another through sharing dishes, especially eating the same food.

HP bacteria not only exist in the stomach lining, but also in saliva, plaque on the teeth and oral cavity of patients, so they are extremely contagious through food and eating utensils. HP is the main cause of inflammation, peptic ulcers and stomach cancer.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh said, the reality of using leftovers from old customers to sell to new customers is not new and not rare: "It is very difficult to distinguish what is just processed food or what people have collected. and then resell. Moreover, in addition to this, the process to cook a dish in a restaurant has a lot of other issues to discuss. In general, it can only be out of sight."

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