HANOI: Vietnam’s fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals on the country’s streets are sparking a rising tide of anxiety among millennials about what they eat. Lan didn’t eat out for a month after her scare, and frequent high-profile food safety scandals have fed others’ fears. Problems with food safety cost Vietnam around $740 million per year in productivity, the World Bank says. The amount of pesticide used in Vietnam has remained relatively stable since then, it says. “I often come to restaurants as state officials will check on these places, so it is safer than street food [stalls],” she says while eating lunch at “Baba”, a diner which tries to recreate the street food experience — but with guaranteed traceability of the food.

Source: Manila Times November 16, 2020 16:18 UTC