Circular 40/2017/TT-BYT was issued by the Ministry of Health on October 23, 2017, specifically regulating hygiene and safety for cooked food and ready-to-eat meals for seafarers.
Accordingly, Circular 40 provides detailed regulations on hygiene and safety for cooked foods and ready-to-eat foods for crew members as follows:
- Must be hygienically covered to prevent flies, dust, rain, sunshine, and harmful insects and animals.- There must be a heating measure to ensure safety before consumption for cooked foods and ready-to-eat foods if more than 4 hours have passed since preparation.
At the same time, Circular 40 also stipulates hygiene and safety for drinking water as follows:
- Drinking water and readily used ice produced and used aboard sea vessels must conform to the prevailing National Technical Regulations.- Bottled drinking water, bottled water, and readily used ice used aboard sea vessels:
- Must have a clear origin and possess a Certificate of Compliance according to regulations;- Must have full information on the product label;- Must be stored appropriately as per the manufacturer’s instructions on the product label.
See details in Circular 40/2017/TT-BYT, which comes into effect from December 6, 2017.
-Thao Uyen-
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