Hanoi, March 11 -- Improving mechanisms and policies on food safety must aim to best protect public health, helping people feel more secure when using daily food products while creating a transparent and favourable environment for legitimate food producers and traders, said Party General Secretary To Lam on March 11.

Chairing the first-quarter meeting of the Standing Board of the Central Steering Committee on Perfecting Institutions and Laws, he underlined that violations involving the production and trading of substandard food threatening public health must be handled strictly.

The Party leader asked the Government Party Committee to direct relevant ministries and sectors to conduct a comprehensive review of the Party's viewpoints and ...