Ministry of Health investigates case of worker hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning in Hue

The Food Safety Department requested the Hue City Department of Health to urgently direct hospitals with patients being treated to focus resources on actively treating food poisoning patients so as not to affect their health and lives.

On the afternoon of November 12, the Department of Food Safety - Ministry of Health sent a document to the Hue City Department of Health regarding the investigation and handling of the suspected food poisoning case.

The Food Safety Department said it received information on November 11, 2025, in Huong Tra ward, Hue city, that a number of workers were hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning after eating at the collective kitchen of a company located in the area with symptoms of nausea and allergies.

Faced with the above situation, the Food Safety Department requested the Hue City Department of Health to urgently direct hospitals with patients being treated to focus resources on actively treating food poisoning patients so as not to affect their health and lives.

At the same time, organize investigations and trace the origin of food to clearly identify the source of raw materials and food suspected of causing poisoning; take food and disease samples for testing to find the cause; investigate and strictly handle violations of food safety regulations (if any).

Doctor examines patient at Huong Tra Medical Center (Hue City) Photo: Hoang Dung

At the same time, strengthen propaganda and guidance for food service establishments to ensure food safety conditions, strictly control the origin and source of food ingredients, ensure hygiene during the process of preliminary processing, processing, transporting food, three-step food inspection, and keeping food samples. Propaganda for people in choosing food as well as food processing service establishments serving crowded events.

The Department of Food Safety also requested the Hue City Department of Health to strictly implement the instructions of the Ministry of Health in Official Dispatch No. 7598/BYT-ATTP dated October 20, 2025 on strengthening the work of ensuring food safety in schools and collective kitchens, Official Dispatch No. 2633/BYT-ATTP dated April 30, 2025 on strengthening the work of ensuring food safety, preventing fake food, food poisoning and Official Dispatch No. 271/ATTP-NDTT dated February 18, 2025 of the Department of Food Safety on ensuring food safety, preventing food poisoning and foodborne diseases in the area in 2025.

In addition, closely monitor the development of the poisoning situation, promptly report according to instructions, proactively inform about the incident and promptly publicize the results to warn the community and notify people to rest assured and report the results to the Department of Food Safety according to regulations.

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