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 Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City regarding the investigation and handling of the suspected food poisoning case.
The Food Safety Department's document 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.
To prevent similar incidents from happening, the Food Safety Department requests the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to strictly implement the instructions of the Ministry of Health in Official Dispatch No. 2633/BYT-ATTP dated April 30, 2025 on strengthening food safety, preventing fake food and food poisoning; Official Dispatch No. 7598/BYT-ATTP dated October 20, 2025 on strengthening food safety in schools and collective kitchens and Official Dispatch No. 271/ATTP-NDTT dated February 18, 2025 of the Food Safety Department on ensuring food safety, preventing food poisoning and foodborne diseases in the area in 2025.
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety strengthens 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, and transportation of food, three-step food inspection, and food sample storage; propagates to people in choosing food as well as food processing service establishments serving crowded events.
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. The blood culture results of a victim treated at Gia Dinh People's Hospital were positive for Salmonella - bacteria that cause gastrointestinal infections./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/vu-ngo-doc-banh-my-co-bich-bo-y-te-vao-cuoc-post1076121.vnp
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