Another Taiwan-invested Company Breaks Vietnam Environmental Protection Law

Taiwanese Vinh Phuoc Company threw numerous dead pigs into upstream of the Saigon River

Taiwanese Vinh Phuoc Company threw numerous dead pigs into upstream of the Saigon River

Some days ago, local authorities detected that Taiwanese Viet Phuoc Agricultural Product Co., Ltd. dumped hundreds of dead pig carcasses into the river, poisoning a vast area of water, causing massive fish death in Binh Phuoc’s Hon Quan district which is in the upper course of Sai Gon river.

by KTT, July 22, 2016

Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Phuoc have proposed the Ministry of Public Security punish a Taiwanese-invested livestock company for dumping hundreds of pig carcasses into Sai Gon river.

Some days ago, local authorities detected that Taiwanese Viet Phuoc Agricultural Product Co., Ltd. dumped hundreds of dead pig carcasses into the river, poisoning a vast area of water, causing massive fish death in Binh Phuoc’s Hon Quan district which is in the upper course of Sai Gon river.

A representative of Viet Phuoc said that the company’s leaders asked their workers to throw the dead pigs into the river after the company’s incinerator broke down.

However, local residents said that the company has illegally disposed hundreds of dead pigs and discharged wastewater into the river.

Viet Phuoc, which is raising more than 27,000 pigs, was fined VND313.2 million ($13,993) for discharging untreated wastewater into the environment.

The company’s wastewater samples containing toxic substances which are five times exceeding the permitted level.

This case lengthens list of Taiwanese companies breaking environmental law and causing unmeasurable consequences that will last for generations.

Taiwanese polluters have caught public indignation.

The environmental pollution of Vedan Vietnam Enterprise Corporation Limited, a Taiwan-invested company, has triggered public’s concerns about the compliance with the Vietnamese law among foreign-invested companies, especially those from Taiwan and China.

Since Vedan’s violations detected in 2008, a large number of Vietnamese customers have boycotted its products, monosodium glutamate (MSG).