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Vietnam suspends banh mi shop for four months after 97 fall ill from Salmonella

Vietnam suspends banh mi shop for four months after 97 fall ill from Salmonella

Vietnamese authorities have suspended a banh mi shop in Phan Thiet beach city for four months after a food poisoning outbreak hospitalized 97 people.
Over 100 hospitalized in central Vietnam after food poisoning linked to popular banh mi chain

Over 100 hospitalized in central Vietnam after food poisoning linked to popular banh mi chain

8 Thai athletes hospitalized over suspected food poisoning at SEA Games

8 Thai athletes hospitalized over suspected food poisoning at SEA Games

CNN names Vietnam's banh mi one of world's best sandwiches amid food poisoning scandal

CNN names Vietnam's banh mi one of world's best sandwiches amid food poisoning scandal

Vietnamese banh mi continues to be honored in world's 25 best sandwiches by CNN, a recognition that comes days after a recent mass food poisoning incident linked to the popular street food.
November 16, 2025 | 07:22 pm PT
Banh mi food poisoning victims in Ho Chi Minh City surpass 300

Banh mi food poisoning victims in Ho Chi Minh City surpass 300

The number of people hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City after eating banh mi from two outlets of the same chain has climbed to more than 300, marking the city's most prolonged food poisoning outbreak in years that has lasted more than a week.
November 11, 2025 | 08:12 pm PT
Over 50 hospitalized after eating from banh mi shop in Ho Chi Minh City

Over 50 hospitalized after eating from banh mi shop in Ho Chi Minh City

More than 50 people in Ho Chi Minh City have been hospitalized with vomiting and severe stomach pain after eating banh mi from a local shop.
November 7, 2025 | 03:54 pm PT
Family in Singapore falls ill after Haidilao meal, woman hospitalized

Family in Singapore falls ill after Haidilao meal, woman hospitalized

A family celebration at a Haidilao hotpot outlet in Sengkang ended with one woman being hospitalized, after she suffered severe diarrhoea that her relatives say was caused by a fruit plate served during the meal.
October 24, 2025 | 06:00 pm PT
Indonesian president defends free meals program after 6,000 suffer food poisoning

Indonesian president defends free meals program after 6,000 suffer food poisoning

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday defended his ambitious plan to provide free meals for children after some 6,000 cases of food poisoning, saying the percentage of those affected was small and the program was still finding its footing.
September 29, 2025 | 08:20 pm PT
Cathay Pacific issues apology after food poisoning on flights

Cathay Pacific issues apology after food poisoning on flights

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific issued an apology on Friday to passengers of two flights from Nepal to Hong Kong after a reported outbreak of food poisoning affected 36 individuals earlier this week.
January 10, 2025 | 07:00 pm PT
Foreign tourists unfazed by occasional food poisoning threat on streets

Foreign tourists unfazed by occasional food poisoning threat on streets

Despite recent incidents of food poisoning at popular tourist destinations, many foreign visitors say they love Vietnamese street food, which remains a major draw.
December 16, 2024 | 10:59 pm PT
Hong Kong probes suspected food poisoning as 11 tourists fall ill

Hong Kong probes suspected food poisoning as 11 tourists fall ill

Eleven tourists from mainland China are suspected of suffering from food poisoning after dining at restaurants in Hong Kong, prompting authorities to launch an investigation.
September 10, 2024 | 10:31 pm PT
Grilled eel leaves one dead, 140 sick in Japan

Grilled eel leaves one dead, 140 sick in Japan

Grilled eel, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store's president said.
July 30, 2024 | 12:04 am PT
Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs

Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs

More than 100,000 packets of sliced bread have been recalled in Japan after parts of a black rat’s body were discovered inside two of them, the manufacturer said on Wednesday.
May 8, 2024 | 03:28 pm PT
Two die in Taiwan after eating at Malaysian vegetarian restaurant

Two die in Taiwan after eating at Malaysian vegetarian restaurant

Taiwan authorities said two men died of suspected food poisoning after eating char kway teow, a stir-fried noodle dish, at a Malaysian vegetarian restaurant in Taipei.
March 27, 2024 | 11:58 pm PT
Kitchen employee arrested for putting pesticide into school meals

Kitchen employee arrested for putting pesticide into school meals

A kitchen employee at a high school in northern Son La Province was arrested for allegedly putting pesticide into students' meals.
September 27, 2023 | 01:39 am PT
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