Sodium silicate, or liquid glass, a construction chemical, is being used by unscrupulous traders to soak snails to increase crispiness and chewiness, posing risks of esophageal burns and gastric hemorrhage for consumers.
The owner of Ngoc Ha bakery was fined 15 million Vietnamese dong for operating without a food safety certificate, following an incident where 125 people were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning.
Following a food poisoning incident that hospitalized 97 people in Phan Thiet, the owner of Bibone sandwich shop was fined 92 million dong by Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee and had their operations suspended for four months.
Six members of a family in Son La were hospitalized after consuming fruit and yogurt bought during the New Year's holiday, with a 3-year-old boy among them dying.
Many people routinely wrap leftovers tightly in aluminum foil before refrigerating, but experts warn this method is not airtight and can easily lead to bacterial contamination of food.
Laboratory results confirmed Salmonella and Bacillus cereus bacteria in pork sausage, butter, chili paste, and cilantro as the cause of food poisoning in 203 individuals after consuming Hong Van bread.
The principal and vice principal of Kim Thuy Ethnic Boarding Primary School have been dismissed following a food poisoning incident that affected 41 students after a boarding meal.
