Central region residents get help to clean up after historic floods

Right after the floodwaters receded,  local authorities and volunteer groups in Hà Tĩnh supplied food, essential necessities and clean water.

HCM City schools urged to strengthen oversight of kitchen to prevent food poisoning

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has ordered kitchens and canteens in schools to strictly follow food safety regulations and ensure that meals are prepared and served safely to students.

Unsafe food must be eliminated

Nguyễn Khắc Hiền, deputy director of the Hà Nội Steering Committee on food safety, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the achievements the city has made during its five-year campaign for food safety.

HCM City improves management of food safety, traceability of agricultural products A new HCM City regulation would make it mandatory for all agricultural products and foodstuffs to have traceability and geographical indications, and require packaging and branding under VietGAP standards to ensure food hygiene and safety.

Ministry orders investigation of severe food poisoning caused by vegan pâté The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on September 1 instructed departments of agriculture and rural development in provinces and cities and Food Safety Management Boards in HCM City, Đà Nẵng and Bắc Ninh to work together to resolve the food poisoning cases of Minh Chay vegan pâté, which has failed to meet food safety and hygiene standards.

HCM City to invest in agri-food safety plan More than VNĐ840 billion (US$36.5 million) is expected to be needed to ensure food safety in HCM City’s agricultural sector in the 2021-26 period.

Tourists hospitalised in Vũng Tàu, allegedly for food poisoning Some 100 tourists have been admitted to Lê Lợi Hospital in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu’s Vũng Tàu City on Thursday morning with symptoms of food poisoning after a dinner party the day earlier.

HCM City reports no food poisoning in abbreviated school year The Việt Nam Food Administration said there were 48 instances of food poisoning this year as of May end in which 22 people died.

Hospitals report increase in heat-related illnesses HCM City and other localities in the south have recorded temperatures of 38-39 degrees Celsius in recent days, leading to more heat-related illnesses, especially among children and the elderly.

Food poisoning incident in Đà Nẵng caused by high levels of bacteria Excess levels of bacteria was the main cause of a food poisoning case in Đà Nẵng City on May 7. This was the conclusion of the Đà Nẵng Food Safety Management Committee, released on Monday.