Vietnam's Health Ministry Investigates Suspected Food Poisoning Incident in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ministry of Health has

the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department to investigate a suspected that led to 37 , including 33 students from Tan Tuc Secondary School in Binh Chanh District. The incident occurred on March 29, with patients experiencing symptoms like and after consuming banh mi.​

The ministry has emphasized the need to trace the origin of the

food items, collect samples for testing, and temporarily the operations of the . Additionally, they have called for increased public education on food safety practices and stricter of food production and sales to prevent future incidents.