On June 11th, the head of the Department of Agriculture and Environment in Soc Trang province revealed that the Department’s Inspectorate had issued administrative fines to three CP Fresh Shop stores owned by CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company for violations in the field of food safety.
The stores were fined for operating with expired food safety certificates. Each store was fined VND 35 million, totaling over VND 100 million.
Inter-agency inspection team examines CP Fresh Shop in My Xuyen district, Soc Trang province. Photo: Nhat Huy.
Prior to this, Mr. L.Q.N. (40 years old, residing in My Xuyen town, My Xuyen district), a sales employee at CP Fresh Shop My Xuyen, took to social media to expose the company’s alleged practice of selling diseased pork and chicken.
According to the accusation, spoiled and rotten meat with a foul stench was delivered to the store daily, forcing employees to sell it to consumers.
In an interview with Tien Phong newspaper, Mr. N. stated that he had worked at the Fresh Shop in My Xuyen for over three years. During his employment, he discovered issues pertaining to the company’s products and brought them to the attention of the management, but no action was taken.
“In 2022, I uncovered an incident of contaminated meat being sold, and I was assured it would be handled internally, but nothing happened. In March 2023, I was suspended from my position at the store and reassigned to administrative work, working online from home with a monthly salary of over VND 9 million. Out of frustration and concern for public health, I decided to expose this issue of contaminated meat on social media,” Mr. N. explained.
CP Fresh Shop in My Xuyen district, Soc Trang province.
Immediately after the information spread, the Chairman of the Soc Trang Provincial People’s Committee, Tran Van Lau, issued an urgent document directing relevant agencies, including the provincial police, to promptly investigate and verify the allegations.
Inspections at four CP Fresh Shop stores revealed no diseased, damaged, or expired meat. However, three out of four stores were found to be operating with expired food safety certificates. Additionally, none of the four stores had certificates of food safety training for the owners and employees, and three of them could not present the original business registration certificates.
The Soc Trang provincial police are currently coordinating with Mr. N. to verify the accusations.
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