Tag: "bean sprout"
2 bean sprout producers charged for allegedly using banned substance in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:49 24/01/2026Police in Hung Yen Province, northern Vietnam said on Saturday they had initiated criminal proceedings against two bean sprout producers for violating food safety regulations after discovering they used a banned chemical to stimulate sprout growth.
4 indicted for making 3,500 tonnes of bean sprouts with banned chemical in Vietnam's Nghe An Province
Vietnam News 15:49 20/04/2025Four men have been arrested in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam for allegedly producing 3,500 tonnes of bean sprouts using 6-Benzylaminopurine (6-BAP), a banned chemical known to cause serious health problems and even death, the local police department reported recently.
