Hanoi Uses Mobile Food Testing Labs

Hanoi has put into use three mobile laboratories to test food safety at restaurants, markets and supermarkets in the capital city, the Government portal chinhphu.vn reports. Nguyen Khac Hien, director of the Hanoi Health Department, said the authorities will give warnings to consumers based on primary tests from those mobile labs. After that, those food samples failing to meet the food safety and hygiene requirements will be checked again so that authorities will decide whether to suspend facilities which produce or sell them or not. The three mobile labs can test different types of food at once with each test taking around 30 minutes to two hours. (http://english.thesaigontimes.vn/ Nov 9)