79 hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City over suspected food poisoning
Ho Chi Minh City 11:29 28/11/2025Sixty workers and 19 high school students in Ho Chi Minh City were hospitalized on Thursday with suspected food poisoning after separate meal-related incidents, including two cases of moderate anaphylactic shock, according to local hospitals.
Vietnam’s beloved ‘banh mi’ under scrutiny after latest mass food poisoning
In-Depth 16:59 15/11/2025More than 300 people have fallen ill after eating ‘banh mi’ from two outlets of the same vendor in Ho Chi Minh City, the latest in a series of food-poisoning outbreaks linked to the popular Vietnamese sandwich.
Ho Chi Minh City confirms salmonella caused mass ‘banh mi’ poisoning; cases rise to 304
Ho Chi Minh City 15:50 12/11/2025Ho Chi Minh City’s health department said on Wednesday that the number of people poisoned after eating ‘banh mi’ from a local vendor had risen to 304, with salmonella identified as the cause.
50 workers in Ho Chi Minh City suffer food poisoning symptoms after company lunch
Ho Chi Minh City 13:35 12/11/2025Fifty workers developed food poisoning symptoms after eating lunch at a company on National Highway 1A in Dong Hung Thuan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, local authorities said on Tuesday.
Delayed symptoms explain new cases in Ho Chi Minh City ‘banh mi’ poisoning outbreak: doctor
Ho Chi Minh City 15:57 10/11/2025New food poisoning cases are still emerging in Ho Chi Minh City days after an outbreak linked to a popular ‘banh mi’ shop, doctors said on Monday, citing Salmonella’s incubation period of up to three days as the reason.
‘Banh mi’ poisoning outbreaks in Vietnam expose weaknesses in large-scale food safety management
Vietnam News 08:09 10/11/2025Recent food poisoning incidents in Vietnam, including cases linked to well-known 'banh mi' shops, have highlighted loopholes in food safety management, particularly among businesses supplying large quantities of meals.
Food poisoning cases linked to ‘banh mi’ in Ho Chi Minh City rise to 162
Ho Chi Minh City 15:19 09/11/2025The number of people hospitalized for food poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City after eating ‘banh mi’ from a local shop has risen to 162, with Salmonella likely being the cause, health authorities reported on Saturday.
Over 80 hospitalized for food poisoning after eating ‘banh mi’ in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 17:29 08/11/2025More than 80 people have been hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City after eating 'banh mi' from a street stall on Nguyen Thai Son Street in Hanh Thong Ward, with health officials confirming Salmonella as the cause of the incident.
School vice-principal suspended over food poisoning incident in north-central Vietnam
Education 15:08 02/10/2025The People’s Committee of Kim Ngan Commune in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam has officially suspended Do Thi Hong Hue, vice-principal of Kim Thuy Semi-Boarding Elementary School for Ethnic Minorities, following a food poisoning incident that caused over 40 students to be hospitalized.
Indonesian president defends free meals program after 6,000 suffer food poisoning
World 15:45 29/09/2025JAKARTA - 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.
Dozens of students hospitalized after breakfast food poisoning in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:28 26/09/2025At least 40 students from an elementary school in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam were hospitalized on Friday after showing signs of food poisoning following their breakfast at school, a local official confirmed the same day.
Over 1,000 Indonesians sick from school meals in more food poisoning outbreaks
World 16:57 25/09/2025More than 1,000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said, the latest in a series of outbreaks and another setback for the president's multi-billion-dollar free meals programme.
