Tag: "salbutamol"
Quarantine officer accused of aiding sale of 10,000 tonnes of tainted pork in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 13:01 06/10/2026A Vietnamese animal quarantine officer allegedly accepted bribes to issue inspection certificates without physically examining pigs, helping a group that used banned salbutamol to fatten livestock distribute over 10,000 metric tons of contaminated pork worth an estimated VND600 billion (US$23 million).
Ho Chi Minh City police bust banned-substance pig fattening ring, 10,000 tonnes of tainted pork sold
Vietnam News 21:23 05/10/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have prosecuted nine suspects in a large-scale case involving the use of the banned substance salbutamol to fatten pigs, with an estimate of more than 10,000 tonnes of pork from those pigs having been sold on the market.
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.
