On the morning of June 2, 2025, an inter-agency inspection team comprising the Hau Giang Provincial Police and the Hau Giang Department of Agriculture and Environment inspected the CP pig slaughterhouse in Thanh Hoa, Phung Hiep District. The preliminary conclusion stated that the photo of the pig with a hooked jaw circulating on Facebook in recent days was indeed a CP pig. However, this photo was taken from the slaughterhouse’s records of pig carcass disposal on March 26, 2022.
Previously, a photo of diseased pork pieces allegedly from CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company caused a stir on Facebook. The photo originated from the Facebook account “Jonny Lieu,” belonging to Lieu Quy Ngan (aged 40), a CP employee residing in My Xuyen town, My Xuyen district, Soc Trang province.
According to his Facebook post, Mr. Ngan, a former employee of a food store on Trieu Nuong Street in My Xuyen, accused the company of mixing diseased pork and chicken, as well as rotten meat, and forcing employees to sell them to the market.
Moreover, some low-quality meat products were reportedly instructed to be deboned and sold cheaply to locals for sausage and salami production, while expired items had their labels removed before being sold elsewhere…
INSPECTION OF CP PORK IN SOC TRANG
To clarify the situation, the Soc Trang Department of Agriculture and Environment directed inspections of CP pork sales establishments in the province. As the photos were taken in Phung Hiep District, Hau Giang Province, the Soc Trang Department of Agriculture and Environment also sent an official dispatch to the Hau Giang Department of Agriculture and Environment, requesting verification.
On May 30, the inspection team from the Soc Trang Department of Agriculture and Environment conducted a surprise inspection at a business location in My Xuyen town, My Xuyen district (Soc Trang). The team recorded 43 products, including 50.987 kg of pork, sourced from the local slaughterhouse owned by Ms. Huynh Thi Ba. The slaughtered pigs originated from CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company.
Additionally, 780 fresh chicken eggs of various types, along with chicken, sausage, and pork products from Binh Phuoc province, totaling 262 packages (boxes), were also recorded. The establishment provided the necessary inter-provincial animal product health certificates. Other processed animal products had complete documentation as well.
However, as the health certificate for this business location had expired, and the original business registration certificate and food safety training certificates for the owner and sales staff were not presented, the inspection team drafted a report and temporarily seized the items traded at the establishment. They were sealed and left in the owner’s custody, as per the temporary seizure report 01/BB-TG dated May 30, 2025.
Regarding the three CP stores inspected in Soc Trang on May 31, the head of the Region VII Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau visited the store on Le Hong Phong Street (Soc Trang city) to collect pork samples for testing in Can Tho.
According to the Soc Trang Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-Department, the inter-agency inspection team worked until midnight on May 31. On June 1, the team members met to collate data for a report to the Soc Trang Department of Agriculture and Environment. After compiling the data and finalizing the report, the Sub-Department will include the test results from the Region VII Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau.
PHOTO CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS FROM THE PIG CARCASS DISPOSAL RECORDS
On the morning of June 2, 2025, the Hau Giang Department of Agriculture and Environment, in collaboration with the Hau Giang Provincial Police, inspected the Dung Nga livestock slaughterhouse in Thanh Hoa, Phung Hiep District. This facility processes meat for CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company and matches the address in the photo posted by Lieu Van Ngan on Facebook at 2:28:45 and 2:25:43 on March 26, 2022, located on National Highway 1, Phung Hiep District, Hau Giang Province.
During the inspection, the representative of the slaughterhouse, Mr. Nguyen Chi Cuong, stated that they strictly adhere to CP’s slaughtering process requirements. When asked about the photo, Mr. Cuong showed the team the disposal records from March 26, which included the photo posted by Lieu Van Ngan, along with a disposal report bearing the signatures of multiple parties, including local veterinary officials. According to this report, dated March 26, 2022, the diseased pork was disposed of by boiling to be used as fish feed.
Explaining the presence of both hemorrhagic spots and veterinary marks on the pig’s skin in the photo, Mr. Cuong clarified that when the pigs arrived at the slaughterhouse with their hides intact, the lesions were not visible, and they had been stamped by veterinary officers. However, during the slaughtering process, the lesions were discovered, leading to the decision to dispose of the meat.
“The image circulating on social media was taken to report to CP for disposal, and this piece of pork was not supplied to Soc Trang. Our facility does not provide any products to Soc Trang,” asserted Mr. Cuong.
Mr. Ha Huu Tam, representing CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company, further clarified that the photo of the diseased pig circulating online was indeed taken on March 26, 2022, at the Dung Nga slaughterhouse. However, it was captured to report to the company and veterinary authorities, after which the slaughterhouse, in collaboration with the company, disposed of the meat by boiling and using it as fish feed, with an official report prepared.
In response to the recent media crisis, CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company has issued an official statement to all dealers, valued customers, partners, and related parties. The company firmly stated that the Facebook account “Jonny Lieu” and the Zalo account “Ngân Tech” had spread fabricated and false information about their post-slaughter pork and chicken products, damaging the company’s reputation and causing public concern and fear.
“We assure you that all information posted by these accounts is fictitious and intended to defame and harm our company. We uphold stringent veterinary and product quality control procedures and guarantee the sanitary and safe nature of our food products,” the statement emphasized.
The company is actively cooperating with relevant authorities to investigate and handle this matter in accordance with the law to protect its legitimate rights and interests and to sternly deal with acts of slander and fabrication.
