Ho Chi Minh City proposal classifies food safety incidents involving foreign deaths as level 3
Ho Chi Minh City 16:37 26/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City is proposing to classify food safety incidents involving the death of a foreign national as Level 3 emergencies, requiring the municipal administration to direct the response, under a draft regulation also requiring rapid-response teams to begin initial action within two hours of receiving reports.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Market food stall suspended after cockroaches found on food
Ho Chi Minh City 14:48 29/09/2026A food stall at the iconic Ben Thanh Market in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has been suspended after a tourist filmed cockroaches crawling on food and posted the footage on social media.
Rusty homemade vehicles used to transport pork to southern Vietnam's market
Vietnam News 13:38 28/09/2026Rusty homemade vehicles are reportedly being used to transport pork from slaughterhouses to stalls at a market in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam, leaving some shoppers questioning food safety.
Vietnam’s Dong Nai seizes nearly 17 tons of frozen food of unknown origin
Vietnam News 17:13 01/08/2026Market surveillance officers and police stepped in as the illicit frozen meat was being transferred between two trucks at a local bus station.
Vietnam proposes 10-fold increase in food safety fines to crack down on violations
Vietnam News 11:39 01/08/2026Draft legislation targets deceptive advertising, tightens border checks, and pushes maximum penalties for individuals up to $38,000.
201 pigs found positive for banned substance in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 17:44 28/07/2026Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City have intercepted two trucks carrying 201 pigs that tested positive for the banned substance salbutamol, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Hanoi penalizes 16 school food suppliers over safety violations
Vietnam News 17:04 14/07/2026Authorities in Hanoi have sanctioned 16 suppliers providing food ingredients to school kitchens following inspections of school meal programs, while 26 cases of suspected food safety violations have been referred to investigative agencies.
Ho Chi Minh City police arrest 4 on suspicion of producing over 1,000 tonnes of bean sprouts with banned chemical
Ho Chi Minh City 14:25 02/06/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have initiated criminal proceedings and arrested four individuals for allegedly producing more than 1,000 metric tons of bean sprouts using chemicals that are not permitted for use in food production in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City seizes tonnes of undocumented pork, chicken products
Ho Chi Minh City 20:39 16/05/2026Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City said on Saturday they had seized and destroyed large quantities of undocumented and poor-quality pork and chicken products being transported into the city for consumption after overnight inspections at key transport gateways.
Bacteria found in ‘banh mi’ samples linked to 64 food poisoning cases in Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:20 09/05/2026Health authorities in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam on Saturday confirmed that two types of bacteria, Salmonella spp and Bacillus cereus, were detected in food samples linked to a mass food poisoning incident that left 64 people hospitalized after they ate ‘banh mi’ from a local shop.
Ho Chi Minh City to expand ‘Green Tick of Responsibility’ program into school kitchens
Ho Chi Minh City 15:11 07/05/2026Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to expand its ‘Green Tick of Responsibility’ initiative into school kitchens as part of a broader push to strengthen food safety standards, following its trial at distribution channels.
