Food safety curriculum report

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Funded by Global Affairs Canada, our project seeks to enhance the Vietnamese people (Ha Noi
& Ho Chi Minh city) access to safe and competitive agri-food products, with an aim to improve
the well-being of consumers as well as other agri-food actors. SAFEGRO project is implemented
by Alinea International in partnership with the University of Guelph.
Food safety is a major public health concern. Many people do not trust food safety
enforcement at informal markets where they buy most of their food. Trade for Vietnam’s
commodity exports also suffers due to a lack of compliance with international standards.
SAFEGRO project works with national and municipal governments to modernize food safety
capacity among regulators, thousands of smallholder farmers, cooperatives, processors,
retailers and consumers along specific meat and vegetables value chains in Ha Noi and Ho Chi
Minh city. SAFEGRO supports Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Ministry of Health and Ministry of Industry and Trade jointly