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.
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
Vietnam fines fish sauce manufacturers $33,660 for using banned chemical
Economy 13:41 17/01/2020The fines are a result of recently released findings of inspections held at facilities belonging to the three companies in mid-2019
Man jailed in Ho Chi Minh City’s first food safety violation trial
Vietnam News 15:50 01/11/2019This is the first time the city has charged and trialed an offender for ‘violating food safety regulations’
Disposable foam bowls found reused in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 14:20 11/06/2019The used foam bowls are collected, washed, and sent back to the market for distribution
Vietnamese establishment found producing vinegar from industrial acid
Vietnam News 14:25 24/01/2019The owners were found mixing industrial acid with water to produce edible vinegar
