Ho Chi Minh City ‘banh mi’ shop fined $570 after 125 customers fall ill
Ho Chi Minh City 11:28 13/01/2026Local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have imposed an administrative fine of VND15 million (US$570) on the owner of a ‘banh mi’ shop after 125 people reported symptoms consistent with food poisoning following consumption of products from the establishment.
6 family members hospitalized over suspected poisoning from jicama seeds in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:47 10/01/2026Six members of the same family in northern Vietnam were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning on Thursday evening after eating seeds from a jicama plant, prompting health authorities to order an urgent investigation.
3-year-old dies, 5 relatives hospitalized after suspected food poisoning in Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:12 02/01/2026Six members of a family in Son La Province, northern Vietnam were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after eating fruit and yogurt during a holiday gathering, with a three-year-old boy later confirmed dead, local authorities said on Friday.
Over 100 fall sick after eating ‘banh mi’ in Ho Chi Minh City ward
Ho Chi Minh City 16:56 23/12/2025Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City reported 102 suspected food poisoning cases after residents ate ‘banh mi’ purchased from a shop in Phu My Ward, prompting an urgent investigation and large-scale medical response.
New suspected ‘banh mi’ food poisoning sends 42 to hospital in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 17:19 22/12/2025Forty-two people in Ho Chi Minh City were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after eating ‘banh mi’ from a local shop, a local hospital said on Monday.
School leaders dismissed after food poisoning sends 40 students to hospital in central Vietnam
Education 18:28 20/12/2025Local authorities in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam have dismissed the principal and a vice principal of an ethnic minority semi-boarding elementary school after 40 students were hospitalized for food poisoning in September, officials said on Friday.
Suspected ‘banh mi’ food poisoning cases in Vietnam’s Lam Dong climb to 80
Vietnam News 10:47 16/12/2025The number of people hospitalized in a suspected food poisoning incident linked to ‘banh mi’ in Phan Thiet Ward, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam has spiked to 80, local authorities said on Monday afternoon.
36 hospitalized in Vietnam’s Lam Dong after suspected food poisoning from ‘banh mi’
Vietnam News 10:32 15/12/2025Thirty-six people in Lam Dong Province, central Vietnam were hospitalized after suspected food poisoning linked to 'banh mi' purchased from the same location in Phan Thiet Ward, the provincial health department said on Sunday evening.
20 hospitalized in central Vietnam over suspected ‘banh mi’ food poisoning
Vietnam News 10:34 14/12/2025Twenty people in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam have been hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after consuming ‘banh mi’ sold under the H.V. brand, according to local health authorities.
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.
