According to Nguyen Phi Da, chief of the provincial People's Committee Office, the penalties against Hong Ngoc 37 bakery at a press briefing on October 26.
The business, located in Dao Thanh Ward, was found to have inadequate hygienic waste collection facilities and to have sold food that caused illness to at least five people, constituting administrative violations that did not warrant criminal prosecution.
Between June 16 and July 3, a total of 352 people suffered food poisoning after eating meat-filled banh mi from the shop. No deaths were reported.
The provincial authorities imposed a VND 94 million fine for the two violations and ordered the business to suspend operations for four months.
The shop must also pay more than VND 1 billion to cover food poisoning response measures, medical examinations and treatment for all 352 affected customers.
The outbreak was first reported on June 16, when My Tho Regional Medical Centre received reports of people falling ill after eating sandwiches from Hong Ngoc 37.
Patients were taken to Tien Giang General Hospital, Military Hospital 120 and My Tho Regional Medical Centre for emergency treatment.
The bakery was ordered to temporarily halt production and sales from 7 pm on June 16.
