Trial of 17 Defendants in Serious Food Safety Violations Case at Ha Long Canned Food Company
The court sentenced 17 defendants involved in the illegal procurement and production of products using African Swine Fever-infected pork at Ha Long Canned Food Joint Stock Company.
Following a day of trial and deliberation, the People's Court delivered the verdict for 17 defendants involved in the case of food safety regulation violations at Ha Long Canned Food Joint Stock Company. Specifically, 15 defendants were sentenced to prison for 'Violating food safety regulations', one for 'Accepting bribes', and one for 'Offering bribes'.
Key figures in the case include Truong Sy Toan (former General Director of Ha Long Canned Food Company), who received a 19-year prison sentence, and Bui Duc Trong (a business owner), who was sentenced to 18 years, along with several former quality management staff and raw material suppliers. Other defendants received suspended sentences for their related actions.
According to the indictment from the Hai Phong People's Procuracy, from May 2025 to September 8, 2025, Ha Long Canned Food Company procured over 197 tons of lean pork infected with African Swine Fever from Bui Duc Trong for production purposes. The value of the illicit goods was estimated at nearly 17.4 billion VND. The suppliers collected meat from sick and diseased pigs from various small-scale slaughterhouses across Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, and Hai Duong provinces.
Notably, the quality control staff at Ha Long Canned Food Company deliberately bypassed inspection procedures, sample testing, and raw material monitoring. This collusion allowed tainted raw materials to enter the processing line, posing a severe threat to public health.
