HÀ NỘI A number of food poisoning cases reported recently at schools nationwide raised the urgent need to strengthen supervision on school meals, as well as highlighting the importance of carefully selecting and managing school meal providers. Dr Trương Hồng Sơn, deputy secretary general of the Vietnam Medical Association, director of the Việt Nam Institute of Applied Medicine, said school meals are very important for children's health, especially for preschool and primary school children. However, we have not paid enough attention to school meal safety. Schools need to publicly disclose information about meal providers, including food origin, cooking process and certifications related to food safety. Parents need to have the right to access and get involved in this monitoring process, he said.
