Workers produces cakes at Bibica Corporation.(Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) — The BusinessAssociation of High-Quality Vietnamese Products conferred its recognition on640 businesses at a ceremony held in HCM City on February 7.
Most of the recipients of the VietnameseHigh-Quality Goods certificate are manufacturers of sauces, spices,confectionary, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, jewellery, electrical andhousehold equipment, dried foodstuffs, and instant foods. They could be namedas confectionery maker Bibica Corporation, Ha Long Canned Food JSC, VietnamDairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk), Thai Tuan Group Corporation, SaiGon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco).
They were selected from 834 companies voted forby consumers in a three-and-half-month survey by the association, whichdirectly interviewed 13,000 consumers in 12 cities and provinces.
This year’s the survey also got consumers’ opinionsonline to compare with the direct survey results to increase objectivity andreliability.
Then, relevant agencies checked the informationfor transparency before identifying the 640 for giving the VietnameseHigh-Quality Goods certification.
Vu Kim Hanh, the association’s chairwoman, saidlast year it created a new set of criteria for the food sector, “High qualityVietnamese goods - Integration Standards”, based on legal provisions forproduct quality.
She said 66 food businesses have received the“High quality Vietnamese goods - Integration Standards” certification.
The new standards are expected to makeVietnamese goods more competitive in both the domestic and export markets, shesaid.
This year the association would create a similarset of criteria for the non-food sector, she added.
The awards ceremony was attended by more than600 delegates, including State officials, city and provincial leaders,representatives of international organisations and businesses. -VNA
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