On May 31st, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Soc Trang province reported to the People’s Committee of the province on the results of a surprise inspection of a business location of CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company in the locality.
The store’s food safety certificate had expired as of March 8, 2025.
Accordingly, the inter-sectoral inspection team, led by the Department of Agriculture and Environment, conducted a surprise inspection of outlet number 12 of CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company – Can Tho Branch (address: 45 Trieu Nuong, My Xuyen town, My Xuyen district).
During the inspection, the establishment presented a photocopy of the business location registration and the original Food Safety Certificate issued by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry Quality Management and Fisheries. However, this food safety certificate had expired as of March 8, 2025. In addition, the establishment could not provide the original business registration certificate, nor the confirmation of food safety training for the owner and sales staff.
At the time of the inspection, the establishment was trading 43 animal product items, including nearly 51kg of pork sourced from a local abattoir in My Xuyen, 780 fresh chicken eggs, and various processed meats such as sausages and pork rolls, as well as chicken meat imported from Binh Phuoc province. The inspection team verified that inter-provincial shipments were accompanied by health certificates.
No expired or diseased pork or chicken products were found during the inspection. The task force proceeded to draw up inspection records and temporarily seize the items being traded at the establishment, sealing them and leaving them in the custody of the owner.
According to records, CP Vietnam currently has four outlets in Soc Trang province. The inspection team will continue to inspect the remaining three outlets on May 31st and submit a consolidated report to the People’s Committee of the province.
The Director of the Soc Trang Province Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-Department directly inspects the products. Photo: Nhat Huy.
Prior to this, a Facebook account belonging to L.Q.N. posted allegations of food safety violations by CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company.
Mr. N., a former employee of the company’s food store on Trieu Nuong Street, claimed in his post that the company had mixed sick and rotten pork and chicken and forced employees to sell them to the market. He also alleged that low-quality products were ground up and sold cheaply to locals for making sausage and salami, and that expired products had their labels removed for external sale.
“The pieces of diseased pork and chicken looked terrible, with lumps, abscesses, and even a putrid smell, yet they were still sent to the store. Sometimes we were asked to sell them at half price to locals. For expired sausages, we would remove the labels and make fried pork rolls…”, wrote Mr. N.
During the inspection on the afternoon of May 30th, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai, the store manager, informed that Mr. N. had left the company in 2023.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Soc Trang was assigned to coordinate with the Department of Health, the Department of Industry and Trade, the Provincial Police, and local authorities to conduct surprise inspections and strictly handle any violations (if any).
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