Foreign tourists eat ‘banh mi’ at a ‘banh mi’ festival in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. What is troubling is that despite millions of ‘banh mi’ sold every day, ‘banh mi’ largely sits outside the reach of routine inspections. In the short term, oversight should focus on larger ‘banh mi’ shops with signage and daily sales in the thousands. Street-side ‘banh mi’ cannot be safe if sausages, pâté and fresh herbs come from unregulated sources. Where people choose to buy ‘banh mi,’ and whether they tolerate unhygienic stalls, amounts to a daily vote on food safety.

Source: Tuoitre News December 26, 2025 05:29 UTC