Massive revenue of C.P. Vietnam revealed amid food safety scandal
Economy 17:31 01/06/2025Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), the Thai agricultural and food conglomerate and parent company of C.P. Vietnam, has reported growth in its Vietnam operations, with 2024 revenue in the country reaching nearly VND95 trillion (US$3.6 billion), a five-percent increase over the previous year.
Store of Thai-owned meat producer C.P. Vietnam under investigation over food safety allegations
Vietnam News 16:16 31/05/2025Authorities in Vietnam’s southern province of Soc Trang have launched an investigation into food safety practices at a retail store operated by C.P. Vietnam (CPV), following a viral social media post alleging the sale of contaminated meat.
Police seize over 100 tonnes of fake cooking oil, seasoning in Vietnam’s Phu Tho
Vietnam News 14:26 27/04/2025Police in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam have raided the factory and warehouse of Famimoto Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Famimoto), seizing more than 100 metric tons of cooking oil and seasoning products.
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.
In Vietnam, food safety requires harsher punishment for violators
In-Depth 15:25 08/04/2025Some experts say there is nowhere else quite like Vietnam when it comes to how easy it is to enter the food and beverage industry.
Student finds live larvae in lunch at Ho Chi Minh City int’l school
Education 16:47 13/02/2025The school determined that the larvae likely came from green apples
Live maggots found in ‘bread with combo pan’ at food store in Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:03 09/05/2024As observed by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Thursday, the branch has temporarily closed its doors in response to an earlier notice, following a scandal related to food hygiene and safety
Food poisoning kills 28, sickens 2,100 people in Vietnam last year
Vietnam News 14:25 04/01/2024The country recorded several botulinum poisoning cases in 2023
Fines for food safety violations mount to $1mn in Hanoi in 2022
Vietnam News 14:10 23/12/2022Only 81.1 percent of the inspected facilities met food safety requirements
Hanoi restaurant fined as employee processes food with long fingernails
Vietnam News 09:43 06/08/2022The restaurant owner explained that the individual in question is actually a staff’s friend
Hanoi company fined for producing vegan pâté containing dangerous toxin
Vietnam News 21:01 04/09/2020The firm was fined US$755 for failing to comply with regulations on food safety
Ho Chi Minh City food safety agency issues criteria for eateries in new social distancing phase
Vietnam News 16:13 24/04/2020Eateries in Ho Chi Minh City are only allowed to operate if they meet five or more criteria
