Almost 550 people have fallen sick in a large food poisoning outbreak in Vietnam.
People were taken ill after eating at a bakery in Long Khánh, a city in Đồng Nai Province.
In the past week, 547 people were sickened, according to the Dong Nai Department of Health.
466 cases
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Spices USA Inc. of Hialeah, FL is recalling Tasty-Sawa cinnamon because of elevated lead levels.
According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on March 12, 2024, and is ongoing.
The recalled products were distributed in the U.S in Florida, Georgia
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Researchers have analyzed various food poisoning cases in Vietnam over two years.
The study described poisonings from food and drinks in Vietnam from March 2020 to August 2022. Seven popular Vietnamese online newspapers were searched using the term “food poisoning.”
In 184 articles that reported food poisoning, there were 3,711
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At least six cases of botulism have been recorded in Vietnam in May, according to health officials. Three of the patients are children.
The Vietnam Ministry of Health reported three botulism patients in Ho Chi Minh City being treated at Cho Ray Hospital.
Botulinum poisoning is a rare but life-threatening
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At least 30 people are part of an outbreak linked to ground cinnamon from Vietnam.
People who fell sick in Spain with Clostridium perfringens infections reported symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) said it had been informed by officials in Madrid of Clostridium
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Public health officials in Vietnam are investigating an outbreak of foodborne botulism that has killed one person.
The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) said three incidents of food poisoning had occurred recently in Quang Nam province.
An outbreak in Phuoc Duc caused four cases and one death. The source was a
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A report has looked at the food safety of produce in Vietnam and suggested ways to improve the situation.
The study, published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), focused on fruit and vegetable value chains in the country and included laboratory analysis of samples from the field.
Most consumers buy
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Researchers have highlighted high levels of drug resistant Salmonella in pork in Vietnam.
Efforts were led by scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in England who looked at antibiotic resistance in Salmonella strains isolated from pork meat at food retail outlets.
Researchers studied multi-drug resistance —
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Czech authorities have found instant noodle soups from Vietnam that were irradiated without declaring this on the packaging.
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) carried out an inspection to see if producers and importers provided consumers with information on food treated with ionizing radiation.
Irradiation is a food
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