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.
9 Vietnamese students hospitalized after eating toad meat
Vietnam News 09:49 06/09/2025Nine Jarai ethnic minority students in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam were hospitalized over food poisoning after catching and cooking toads while their parents were away at work, a local official confirmed on Friday.
131 hospitalized for suspected food poisoning after housewarming party in Vietnam’s Gia Lai
Vietnam News 15:26 31/08/2025After a housewarming party in Ia Hiao Commune, Gia Lai Province on Thursday, 131 guests began showing symptoms of suspected food poisoning, including stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and fever, and had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.
8 hospitalized over ciguatera poisoning after seafood meals in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:59 02/08/2025Eight members of two Vietnamese families were hospitalized in Hanoi late last month after suffering from ciguatera poisoning, following seafood meals during a vacation and at home, according to Bach Mai Hospital.
64 hospitalized with digestive disorders, suspected link to ‘banh mi’ consumption in Vietnam’s Dak Lak
Vietnam News 15:25 22/07/2025Within three days starting from Friday last week, the M'Drak Medical Center in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam recorded 64 cases of hospitalization with symptoms of digestive disorders, suspected food poisoning. Many patients stated they had eaten ‘banh mi’ from a local vendor, Doctor Vo Trong Phuc, deputy director of the center, said on Monday morning.
21 hospitalized over food poisoning after death anniversary feast in Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:03 21/07/2025At least 21 people were hospitalized with food poisoning symptoms after consuming food at a death anniversary feast held last weekend in Phong Dinh Ward, Hue City, central Vietnam.
Vietnam's Phu Yen Province fines restaurant $920 after suspected food poisoning incident
Vietnam News 09:55 14/06/2025Health authorities in Phu Yen Province, south-central Vietnam, have fined a restaurant VND24 million (US$920) for food safety violations following a suspected food poisoning incident involving several diners earlier this month.
Dozens of elementary students suspected of food poisoning after school meal in Ho Chi Minh City
Education 17:19 11/04/2025Many students at Vo Thi Sau Elementary School in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City showed symptoms of suspected food poisoning after having lunch at school on Wednesday.
