Surveying and assessing the current food safety management at food service establishments in Lao Cai city

Lao Cai city is the political - economic - social center of Lao Cai province. Although the city is newly formed, Lao Cai city has experienced a relatively high growth rate. As it shares land border with Yunnan province (China), trade and tourism activities between Lao Cai and Yunnan are very developed. Many food products from Yunnan province are popular in Lao Cai city. In faact, the city consumed a quite large amount of fresh food daily from different sources. Each year, Lao Cai city welcomes millions of international and domestic tourists. Therefore, the city always pays a special attention to the food safety of local food service establishments. In this study, a survey is conducted to assess the current food safety management at food service establishments in Lao Cai city. Based on the study’s results, some solutiosn are proposed to improve the city’s food safety management.