The 2010 Action Month for Food Quality, Hygiene and Safety is themed “securing commitments on businesses’ responsibility for food hygiene and safety”.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan said food hygiene and safety efforts have not yet achieved the desired results. Many people still have a bad habit of eating unhygienically and many restaurants are not meeting food hygiene and safety standards.

Mr. Nhan put this down to the lack of any inspection system or comprehensive legal and technical guidelines.

PM Nhan asked relevant agencies and people’s committees to cooperate more closely in conducting inspections and encouraging the public to report immediately after discovering any violations.