Street foods test positive for carcinogens Hà Nội’s Food Hygiene and Safety Control Department has recently inspected 50 street food restaurants and taken food samples for testing, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Street foods test positive for carcinogens Hà Nội’s Food Hygiene and Safety Control Department has recently inspected 50 street food restaurants and taken food samples for testing, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

80 pre-school children treated in hospital for food poisoning Up to 80 children from a local pre-school in northern Phú Thọ Province’s Cẩm Khê District treated in hospital for food poisoning in the past three days.

Helicobacter pylori is a risk

If you’re from a Western country and have lived most of your life there, you will probably never have come into contact with Helicobacter pylori. If you’re living in Việt Nam or Southeast Asia, however, your chances of being infected with this pathogen are greatly increased.

Schools begin clean-up before start of new year Teachers at schools in HCM City, especially kindergartens, have co-operated with health officials to clean and disinfect toys and the environment to ensure hygiene when a new academic year begins on September 5.

Difficulties remain in ensuring food safety in Hà Nội

Efforts to improve food service quality have spurred positive changes in the capital city of Hà Nội, however, challenges remain in food safety control work, experts said.

More than 250 people hospitalised for food poisoning

By yesterday afternoon, most of the patients had recovered, according to the province’s Health Department.

Lâm Đồng restaurant fined VNĐ80 million in food poisoning case The People's Committee of the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Lâm Đồng has fined Hoàng Vy Restaurant VNĐ80 million (US$3,500) for its involvement in a food poisoning case that affected 136 local residents.

Expert goes deep into forest to explore mushrooms Associate Professor Nguyễn Phương Đại Nguyên, a biology expert, spends most of his time studying new types of mushrooms to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous species to avoid public food poisoning.

Time for locals to enjoy export-quality food It’s time local people had access to food products that met the same high standards as those the country exported, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said yesterday at a meeting in Hà Nội.