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.
An inspection by authorities found the bakery did not have a business license or an eligible food safety certificate. Four employees did not have a certificate of food safety training or a health certificate.
A meeting with local food producers and traders earlier this week revealed that only around 20 percent of 132 bakery outlets in Long Khánh have business licenses. In 2023, a training session was organized for food businesses in the area. The owner of Co Bang bakery attended but was not given a certificate on food safety.
Hospitals conducted test results on 29 patient samples, and the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Public Health recorded 16 positives for two Salmonella and E. coli strains, and nine samples were positive for E. coli.
Results from food samples taken at the implicated bakery by the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Public Health recorded Salmonella positives in four of eight samples.
Officials said these findings mean it can be concluded that Salmonella caused the food poisoning.
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