Regarding the suspected food poisoning case that caused 235 people to be hospitalized at 13 hospitals after eating bread in Ho Chi Minh City, on November 10, the Department of Food Safety, Ministry of Health sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety regarding the investigation and handling of the suspected food poisoning case.
The document of the Food Safety Department stated that on November 7, 2025, the Food Safety Department received information that a number of people were hospitalized in Hanh Thong ward, Ho Chi Minh City, suspected of food poisoning after eating bread.
After the meal, many people experienced symptoms such as stomachache, diarrhea, high fever... and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Immediately after the incident, the Food Safety Department coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to request a quick report on the poisoning incident, closely monitor the situation and deploy solutions to ensure the health of the poisoned people and prevent similar incidents from happening.
At the same time, the Food Safety Department requested the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department to direct hospitals with patients being treated to focus resources on actively treating food poisoning patients so as not to affect their health and lives; organize investigations and trace the origin of food to clearly identify the source of raw materials and food suspected of causing poisoning; take food samples and specimens for testing to find the cause; investigate and strictly handle violations of food safety regulations (if any), and publicize the results to promptly warn the community.
Regarding this food poisoning case, on the morning of November 10, the Medical Professional Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health informed that up to now, 235 cases have been recorded for emergency hospitalization at 13 hospitals; of which 139 cases have been discharged and monitored as outpatients, while 96 cases are still being treated as inpatients.
Most emergency admissions have symptoms of vomiting, fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
The health of most of the hospitalized victims is currently stable. Blood culture results of a victim treated at Gia Dinh People's Hospital were positive for Salmonella - bacteria that causes gastrointestinal infections.
According to VNASource: https://baohaiphong.vn/bo-y-te-vao-cuoc-vu-ngo-doc-banh-my-co-bich-526239.html
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