Imported goods are gradually clearing Vietnamese ports, but the disruption caused by Decree 46 has left important lessons for policymakers.

The government has officially decided to suspend the effectiveness of Decree No. 46/2026 and adjust its enforcement timeline. The decree provides detailed guidelines for implementing several provisions of the Law on Food Safety.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasized the urgent need for the Government to issue a resolution to resolve issues emerging from the implementation of Decree No. 46/2026/ND-CP, which details regulations for enforcing the Law on Food Safety.

A total of 46 people in Ho Chi Minh City have been hospitalized with symptoms of suspected food poisoning following a catered year-end party held at a bank office in Ba Ria Ward.

Ho Chi Minh City police have recently dismantled several illegal food production operations that, for years, pushed chemically-treated snails, noodles, and counterfeit meat into the market - posing grave threats to public health.

After the Sago Food incident, education authorities demand stricter oversight of all semi-boarding lunch providers.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have uncovered a large-scale food safety violation involving 3,000 tons of snails soaked in sodium silicate - a chemical also known as “liquid glass” - and sold across the market over five years.

Following allegations of expired meat in school lunches, HCM City authorities launch widespread inspections and suspend Sago Food services.

In the wake of several large-scale toxic food production rings being exposed, Ho Chi Minh City has launched a sweeping inspection campaign targeting 1,320 food-related facilities ahead of Tet 2026.

Authorities are investigating Sago Food’s supply chain after reports of substandard food reached school cafeterias across the city.

Authorities in Dong Nai province have uncovered approximately 12 tons of pork from pigs infected with African swine fever, stored in freezers, ice boxes, and refrigerated containers, just before it was to be distributed for consumption.

Thousands of primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City have been left without mid-day meals after schools suspended lunch services in response to alarming reports of food safety violations by a school meal supplier.

Authorities warn consumers to stop using five infant milk products from France and Australia, suspected of containing a dangerous toxin.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large-scale illegal food processing operation that used sodium silicate - an industrial-grade chemical banned in food - to treat more than 3,000 tons of snail meat over several years.

Hung Yen provincial police have launched a criminal investigation into the production of bean sprouts using banned substances, seizing nearly 3 tons of contaminated products that posed serious food safety risks.

A fisheries and livestock official in Hai Phong has confessed to taking bribes and issuing falsified quarantine certificates linked to 130 tons of contaminated pork.

In connection with the case involving over 120 tons of African swine fever (ASF)-infected pork used in canned food production, Halong Canfoco has requested official approval to destroy nearly 14,000 cans of Hai Phong-style paté.

Hai Phong officials have confirmed that its famous local pate is unrelated to the canned product at the center of a food safety investigation involving Halong Canfoco.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have uncovered a food safety scandal involving a noodle manufacturer using harmful chemicals to produce hundreds of tons of tainted products.