THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No.  518/QD-TTg dated March 27, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the Scheme on building system for fast alert warning and analyzing on food security risks in Vietnam
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution 34/2009/QH12 dated June 19. 2009 of the 12th National Assembly on the intensification of the implementation of policies and laws on food safety and quality control;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 79/2008/ND-CP dated July 18, 2008 on the inspection of food safety and hygiene;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 734/QD-TTg dated March 25, 2010, approving the Plan for the implementation of  the National Assembly’s Resolution 34/2009/QH12 dated June 19, 2009 of the 12th National Assembly on the intensification of the implementation of policies and laws on food safety and quality control;
At the proposal of the Minister of Health,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Scheme on building system for fast alert warning and analyzing on food security risks in Vietnam, in particular:
1. Objectives
a) General objectives
To build system for fast alert warning and analyzing on food security risks capable of rapidly processing information about food safety, food safety incidents, and contributing to improving the efficiency of food safety assurance and public health protection.
b) Specific objectives
- Objective 1: Build and organize the operation of national, ministerial, sectoral, provincial, and on-site food safety rapid alert systems;
- Objective 2: Improve the quality of information serving the operation of food safety risk analysis and rapid alert systems nationwide;
- Objective 3: Analyze food safety risks of some common food groups in Vietnam.