Vietnam suspends kindergarten principal after African swine fever found in school pork
Education 10:23 09/04/2026Authorities in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam have suspended a kindergarten principal after pork used in her school's meals tested positive for African swine fever, days after she and staff cooked and ate the meat in front of parents to demonstrate it was safe, officials said on Wednesday.
Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen Province probes suspected contaminated pork served at kindergarten
Vietnam News 15:07 02/04/2026Authorities in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam have ordered an investigation into suspected contaminated pork served to children at a local kindergarten after parents reported the meat tested positive for E.coli and African swine fever.
Vietnam premier orders tighter control over veterinary quarantine, slaughterhouse oversight
Vietnam News 14:29 31/03/2026Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered an urgent nationwide overhaul of veterinary quarantine practices and tighter control over animal slaughtering operations, following the discovery of a major food safety scandal involving diseased pork entering the market.
2 major Vietnamese retailers listed as partners of scandal-hit Halong Canfoco
Vietnam News 08:21 10/01/2026Two major retail and distribution groups in Vietnam were listed as key customers of Halong Canfoco, which is at the center of a major food safety scandal in which contaminated pork was stockpiled for canned meat production, according to the company’s midyear 2025 financial statements.
Vietnam police uncover 130 tonnes of ASF-infected pork in canning scheme
Vietnam News 16:24 08/01/2026Police in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam have uncovered a major food safety case involving more than 130 metric tons of pork infected with African swine fever (ASF) that was stockpiled for canned meat production, leading to criminal charges against nine suspects, authorities said on Thursday.
Halt on Spanish pork imports overshadows ham supply in Japan
World 17:14 04/12/2025TOKYO -- The suspension of pork imports from Spain due to African swine fever outbreaks in the country has raised concerns about the supply of ham, bacon and other pork products in Japan.
UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak
World 09:59 29/11/2025LONDON -- Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades.
Vietnamese man arrested for storing nearly 40 tonnes of diseased pork for illegal sale
Vietnam News 15:52 22/10/2025Police in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam have detained a man for allegedly stockpiling and freezing nearly 40 metric tons of pork from pigs infected with African swine fever, with the intention of selling the contaminated meat for profit.
Vietnam ramps up efforts to contain African swine fever outbreak
Vietnam News 11:52 06/08/2025To control African swine fever (ASF), Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has urged provinces and cities to strictly follow regulations, promptly eliminate infection clusters, and prevent the outbreak from spreading widely.
No evidence found of diseased pork or chicken sold by C.P. Vietnam: inspection results
Economy 19:29 03/06/2025Authorities have so far found no evidence that C.P. Vietnam, a subsidiary of Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF), has sold diseased pork or chicken, unsafe food items, or expired products to the market, according to the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Vietnam imports less pork in January-October
Economy 11:31 07/12/2022The country imported about 89,000 metric tons of pork during the period
Vietnam will rank 2nd in Asia in terms of pork consumption: OECD
Economy 15:53 10/05/2022Vietnam is currently one of the world’s leading pork consumers
