An inspection team on Thursday led by Phạm Khánh Phong Lan, the head of HCM City’s Food Safety Management Board, visited a safe-food market pilot model at Phú Lâm Market in District 6.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a pilot programme to sell safe food at two traditional markets -- Bến Thành Market and the Hóc Môn Wholesale Market in the district of the same name.

People should buy food from supermarkets, malls or reputed shops to ensure food safety and hygiene, experts claim.

Models for safe food production have been established and expanded. But safe agro-products have not yet met domestic consumption and export demands. Vietnam News Agency talked with Trần Công Thắng, deputy director of the Institute for Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Strategy, about these issues.

Amid growing concerns in Việt Nam about unsafe food, many foreign and local firms are exploring opportunities to produce safe food in the country.

HCM City Health Department officials have urged consumers to buy products with clear origin sold at clean and hygienic trading places to ensure food safety.