PM asks for clear prohibitions, tougher sanctions on food safety violationsPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries to review legal documents on food safety and clarify prohibitions and impose tougher sanctions for violations. The PM assigned tasks to several ministries for the implementation of the National Assembly’s resolution on intensifying the enforcement of food safety regulations. The Ministry of Finance will allocate funding for food safety management and provide instructions for ministries, agencies and localities in use of fine revenues from breaches of food safety regulations to reward individuals and organisations who play a significant role in ensuring food safety. The Ministry of Public Security was asked to strictly handle serious food safety violations. Of the violators, more than 35,700 had to pay fines exceeding a total of 61 billion VND (2.7 million USD), according to the National Steering Committee on Food Safety.