The former director of the Food Safety Department at the Ministry of Health and others are accused of accepting over 75 billion VND to issue over 10,000 product registration certificates.

Health minister Dao Hong Lan says her ministry is exploring doubling fines for violations related to self-declaration, product registration, and use of ingredients of unknown origin.

Nearly 7,000 street food vendors operate near schools in Hanoi, 70% of which have difficult-to-trace origins, according to the acting director of Hanoi's Department of Health.

If you rarely replace your dish sponge, wash raw chicken, or use a wooden cutting board for meat, make a change to prevent food poisoning.

Meat can be cooked without thawing, but it's only safe with certain types of meat and cooking methods.