Suspected food poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City: Tracing the origin of food to the end

The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) has just sent an official dispatch requesting the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department to organize an investigation to determine the cause of the suspected poisoning that hospitalized 37 people after eating bread; trace the origin of the food suspected of causing the poisoning, take food samples and specimens for testing to find the cause...

The dispatch said that the Food Safety Department - Ministry of Health said it had received information about a suspected food poisoning case due to eating bread that caused 37 people to be hospitalized, including 33 students of Tan Tuc Secondary School, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

In the face of the above situation, the Food Safety Department requests the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department to urgently direct hospitals where patients are being treated to focus all resources on actively treating patients, not to affect their health and lives. If necessary, they can request professional consultation support from higher-level hospitals; organize an investigation to clearly determine the cause of the suspected poisoning according to regulations, trace the origin of the food suspected of causing poisoning, take food samples and specimens for testing to find the cause;

Temporarily suspend the operation of the facility suspected of causing poisoning, investigate the facility's implementation of food safety regulations, strictly handle violations of food safety regulations (if any) and publicize the results to promptly warn the community.

The Food Safety Department also requested the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department to strengthen propaganda and guidance for street food production and trading establishments, food service establishments, and collective kitchens to ensure hygiene and food safety conditions, strictly implement the management of food ingredients' origin, three-step food inspection, food sample storage, and hygiene in processing stages.

Propagating and educating people about food safety knowledge and measures to prevent food poisoning, in order to raise awareness, change behaviors and habits that do not ensure food safety in choosing and using food, and not use food of unknown origin, label, or source.

Also in the document, the Food Safety Department requested the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to strictly implement the contents of Official Dispatch No. 6495/BYT-ATTP dated October 22, 2024 of the Ministry of Health on the implementation of Directive No. 38/CT-TTg dated October 11, 2024 of the Prime Minister on strengthening food poisoning prevention and Official Dispatch No. 271/ATTP-NDTT dated February 18, 2025 on ensuring food safety, preventing food poisoning and foodborne diseases in the area in 2025./.

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