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Ho Chi Minh City banh mi shop fined $570 after 125 people hospitalized

Ho Chi Minh City banh mi shop fined $570 after 125 people hospitalized

The owner of the Ngoc Ha banh mi shop in Ho Chi Minh City has been fined VND15 million (US$570) for operating without a food safety eligibility certificate after 125 people were hospitalized with food poisoning.
Vietnam's tourism icon banh mi under pressure amid recent scandal of mass food poisoning

Vietnam's tourism icon banh mi under pressure amid recent scandal of mass food poisoning

Food poisoning becoming common, but our stomach should not get used to it

Food poisoning becoming common, but our stomach should not get used to it

Over 230 fall ill in Ho Chi Minh City banh mi poisoning, Salmonella suspected

Over 230 fall ill in Ho Chi Minh City banh mi poisoning, Salmonella suspected

More than 230 people have been poisoned in Ho Chi Minh City due to a suspected Salmonella outbreak traced to banh mi from two shops under the same chain, which have since been sealed by authorities.
November 9, 2025 | 08:59 pm PT
Two dead, 15 hospitalized in suspected poisoning case in Hanoi

Two dead, 15 hospitalized in suspected poisoning case in Hanoi

Two people have died, and 15 others were hospitalized after suffering symptoms such as headaches and dizziness following a meal at a conference center in Hanoi.
December 20, 2024 | 06:07 pm PT
71-year-old man dies in Vung Tau after eating at banh mi stall that sickened hundreds

71-year-old man dies in Vung Tau after eating at banh mi stall that sickened hundreds

A 71-year-old man from Vung Tau died after being hospitalized for vomiting and diarrhea following the consumption of banh mi from a local stall, where hundreds of other customers also fell ill.
November 29, 2024 | 04:10 pm PT
100 workers at Singapore firm hospitalized with food poisoning

100 workers at Singapore firm hospitalized with food poisoning

After eating chicken noodles for dinner on Wednesday, nearly 100 workers at Dechang Vietnam Co., Ltd., in the southern Dong Nai Province fell ill with symptoms of food poisoning.
May 15, 2024 | 07:09 pm PT
350 workers at South Korean firm suffer food poisoning

350 workers at South Korean firm suffer food poisoning

Over 350 workers at a South Korean company in Vinh Phuc Province suffered food poisoning after eating lunch on Tuesday.
May 14, 2024 | 07:11 pm PT
Tales of Vietnam’s food safety nightmares

Tales of Vietnam’s food safety nightmares

Staff members handling food with bare hands, using meat tongs for charcoal, and using saliva to open bags for containing sauces are some of the shocking food safety incidents reported by readers in Vietnam.
May 3, 2024 | 09:03 pm PT
Suspected banh mi poisoning cases in southern Vietnam rise to 469

Suspected banh mi poisoning cases in southern Vietnam rise to 469

The number of people falling ill after having banh mi at an eatery in Long Khanh Town of the southern Dong Nai Province has increased to 469, with 11 in critical condition.
May 2, 2024 | 10:08 pm PT
Over 300 allegedly poisoned by banh mi

Over 300 allegedly poisoned by banh mi

As many as 328 people in the southern Dong Nai Province suffered food poisoning on Wednesday and Thursday, after buying banh mi from the same eatery on Tuesday.
May 2, 2024 | 03:16 am PT
Nha Trang chicken facilities to be inspected after rash of food poisoning cases

Nha Trang chicken facilities to be inspected after rash of food poisoning cases

Khanh Hoa Province, home to beach city Nha Trang where recent outbreaks of food poisoning have been linked to chicken dishes, is set to inspect all chicken processing facilities.
April 7, 2024 | 08:23 pm PT
Nha Trang food poisoning case escalates with over 200 hospitalized

Nha Trang food poisoning case escalates with over 200 hospitalized

At least 222 people have been hospitalized for food poisoning over the past three days in Nha Trang, with at least 60 of them having eaten at a local chicken rice eatery.
March 14, 2024 | 07:11 am PT
50 primary school students hospitalized with food poisoning

50 primary school students hospitalized with food poisoning

50 students in two primary schools of the southern Kien Giang Province were hospitalized for having food poisoning symptoms after their school lunches on Wednesday.
November 15, 2023 | 10:24 pm PT
Salmonella found in two Russian boys after Mid-Autumn Festival mass poisoning

Salmonella found in two Russian boys after Mid-Autumn Festival mass poisoning

Salmonella bacteria was found in fecal samples of two children after a food poisoning at a Mid-Autumn Festival party in HCMC last week.
October 4, 2023 | 11:35 pm PT
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