On October 26, Nguyễn Phi Đa, chief of the Office of the Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee, reported on the consequences of the mass food poisoning after people ate Hồng Ngọc banh mi at the province's monthly press briefing.
According to Đa, the chairman of the Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee issued an administrative penalty against the owner of Hồng Ngọc 37 bakery, located in Đạo Thạnh ward.
The business did not have hygienic containers for collecting and storing rubbish and waste. It also sold food that caused food poisoning and affected the health of more than five people, but the violation did not reach the level for criminal prosecution.
From June 16 to July 3, 352 people suffered food poisoning after eating meat banh mi from the bakery. No deaths were reported.
The bakery was fined VND 94 million for the two violations. It was also ordered to suspend its business for four months.
The business must also cover all costs of handling the food poisoning and the medical examinations and treatment of the 352 people who were affected. The total exceeds VND 1 billion.
Dân trí previously reported that on June 16, the Mỹ Tho regional medical center received information about numerous people who developed unusual health symptoms after eating Hồng Ngọc banh mi in Đạo Thạnh ward, Dong Thap province.
The patients were taken in turn to Tiền Giang General Hospital, Military Hospital 120 and the Mỹ Tho regional medical center.
The bakery was ordered to temporarily stop production and sales from 7 p.m. on June 16.
Sources: Dân Trí
