How to choose confectionery, safe food on Tet holiday

Food colors are eye-catching because they can contain color and toxic additives.

According to the Department of Food Safety, the Ministry of Health, the market is always an opportunity for counterfeit, counterfeit and poor-quality goods to circulate and mislead consumers, due to the demand for essential food such as meat, pork, Confectionery, alcohol, soft drinks . suddenly increased.

People need to be careful when choosing to buy and use food to protect their health.

People need to be careful when choosing to buy and use food to protect their health and family. Select food of origin, date of manufacture, clear expiry date, full information label, no broken mold, no unpleasant smell.

Caution should be taken with foods that are eye-catching because they may contain colorants, toxic health additives. Actively cooperate with functional agencies when detecting suspected foods such as counterfeit goods, counterfeit goods as well as food production, processing and trading establishments that do not ensure food safety to check , monitor and promptly prevent.

When buying candies during the Lunar New Year, so:

• Select to buy confectionery products which have been declared quality in accordance with food safety regulations, on labels with ordinal numbers, abbreviated names of provinces, cities and processing enterprises.
• Choose confectionery from reputable brands, have clear origins, avoid buying counterfeit styles and brands.
• Look closely at the information on the confectionery packaging such as the place of manufacture, the date of manufacture, the expiration date, ingredients, and how to preserve the product.
• Buy gift baskets that need to pay attention to the quality of confectionery inside, so choose candies and ask to put them into gift baskets.

Note to choose to buy and use food in establishments with fixed locations, clear and reputable addresses, be allowed to trade in food, fully comply with regulations on food business conditions.