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Food safety offenders may face up to 20 years imprisonment

Food safety offenders may face up to 20 years imprisonment

From July 1, anyone who uses banned substances or processes and distributes food known to be unhygienic could receive fines of up to VND200 million ($9,000) and as many as 20 years in prison. 
Pressed by traders, pig farmers use banned substances to fatten up profits

Pressed by traders, pig farmers use banned substances to fatten up profits

A livestock association in Dong Nai province has discovered that many farmers are using banned substances to raise their pigs after being promised better prices by traders for lean pork.
April 20, 2016 | 05:15 pm PT
PM intervenes in police persecution of "pho" shop owner in bizarre criminal case

PM intervenes in police persecution of "pho" shop owner in bizarre criminal case

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to review criminal proceedings against a Pho restaurant owner for “being five days late obtaining a business registration certificate”.
April 21, 2016 | 01:52 am PT
Restaurant owner files for compensation in latest twist to bizzare criminal case

Restaurant owner files for compensation in latest twist to bizzare criminal case

Nguyen Van Tan could have never imagined that opening a restaurant directly opposite a police station that also happened to serve food would lead him to face criminal charges, and his case became national headlines.
April 26, 2016 | 12:01 am PT
Consumers shy away from seafood despite diving prices

Consumers shy away from seafood despite diving prices

Efforts by authorities, traders and fishermen to prove that seafood is still safe have failed to convince consumers in areas hit by mass fish deaths, who are still avoiding seafood despite prices falling by up to 50 percent.
May 4, 2016 | 02:26 am PT
Vietnamese government to refrain from administratively managing economy

Vietnamese government to refrain from administratively managing economy

Vietnam’s annual economic growth rate this year must reach the target of 6.7 percent, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the first meeting with his cabinet on Wednesday.
May 4, 2016 | 11:09 pm PT
Pigs on a roof! Five ways for urbanites to survive dirty food apocalypse in Vietnam

Pigs on a roof! Five ways for urbanites to survive dirty food apocalypse in Vietnam

Vietnam urbanites are taking the food safety problem into their own hands with such creativity that even Apple should take notes. 
May 12, 2016 | 09:03 pm PT
Hanoi opens hotlines to improve food safety

Hanoi opens hotlines to improve food safety

The capital has announced three new hotlines that will be used to gather information from members of the public about food safety violations, said the government's online news portal.
May 18, 2016 | 03:22 am PT
Vietnam bans two soft drinks over excess lead content

Vietnam bans two soft drinks over excess lead content

The Ministry of Health Inspectorate has decided to suspend the circulation of C2 green tea and Red Dragon energy drink, two popular drinks in Vietnam, for exceeding the lead content limit.
May 23, 2016 | 12:32 am PT
Food company threatens to sue authorities over cancer-threat claims

Food company threatens to sue authorities over cancer-threat claims

A representative from the Vietnam Food Joint Stock Company (Viet Foods) said that her company is on the verge of bankruptcy after Hanoi’s Bureau of Market Management wrongly stated its products contained a carcinogen.
May 31, 2016 | 12:15 am PT
Rooftop farming takes off in Hanoi

Rooftop farming takes off in Hanoi

Desperate for poison-free food, Hanoians are taking matters into their own green fingers. 
July 21, 2016 | 04:00 am PT
HCMC to oversee high tech-guaranteed pork with CCTV

HCMC to oversee high tech-guaranteed pork with CCTV

Cameras will join forces with smartphone apps in the war against unsafe food.
August 6, 2016 | 03:30 pm PT
'Magical' substance turns rotten meat fresh in Vietnam province

'Magical' substance turns rotten meat fresh in Vietnam province

You won't look at beef in the same way again.
August 12, 2016 | 02:13 am PT
Vietnamese government fails to get a grip on food safety

Vietnamese government fails to get a grip on food safety

Consumers have no idea if what they're putting in their mouths could give them cancer.
August 24, 2016 | 03:24 pm PT
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