Recalling Minh Chay pate and other products from Loi Song Moi Company is unlikely to be feasible because most customers have already consumed or discarded them.
With approximately 500 customers still unreachable despite numerous phone calls and text messages, Minh Chay company has sent a letter requesting assistance from the local authorities.
The Ministry of Public Security has instructed the Hanoi City Police to investigate and clarify the poisoning incident related to Minh Chay pate products. If sufficient evidence is found, legal proceedings will be initiated for further investigation.
Although the Minh Chay pate poisoning scandal has been exposed for many days now, customers are still worried that this product is still circulating on the market.
Today, September 2nd, Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital announced that the two patients, a married couple, who suffered food poisoning from eating Minh Chay pate, are conscious but still require mechanical ventilation.
When asked to investigate and handle the contaminated pate incident, a representative of the Minh Chay brand declined to comment and said that official information would be posted on the company's website.
The National Agro-Forestry and Fisheries Quality Management Agency (Nafiqad) has requested the Departments of Agriculture in cities to take measures to review and handle Minh Chay pate products containing toxins.
The patient purchased and consumed Minh Chay pate online, after which they experienced symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, numbness of the tongue, slurred speech, weakness in the limbs, and shortness of breath.
According to a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Management Board, Minh Chay pate products cause immediate poisoning and can be fatal if consumed.
Public opinion is outraged by the news that Minh Chay pate contains botulinum toxin, so what little-known aspects does the company that produces this product have?