Infectious pork distribution shock in Vietnamese tourist destinations frequented by Koreans
Jul 10, 2025
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According to local media such as VN Express, Vietnamese police and food management authorities arrested four men on charges of violating the Food Safety Act.
Upon receiving the tipoff, police found illegal slaughterhouses operating in three villages in Hanoi and in Pungkung Market.
Police raided an illegal slaughterhouse and seized a total of 4.3 tons, including 45 sick pigs, 1,050 kilograms of slaughtered pork and 450 kilograms of intestines. In terms of sales price, it was about 320 million dong (about 17 million won).
Since 2023, they have been buying sick or dying pigs from pig brokers and slaughtering them illegally.
About 50 pigs were processed every day and sold to wholesale markets and restaurants for 55,000 to 60,000 dong (about 3,000 won) per kilogram.
As a result, it earned an illegal profit of 70 million to 80 million dong (about 3.7 million to 4.2 million won) every month.
The four suspects largely admitted the charges.
Authorities tested and confirmed that some of the pork they sold was infected with African Swine Fever (ASF).
It is a deadly viral hemorrhagic swine epidemic.
The morbidity rate is high, and the mortality rate reaches almost 100 percent when infected with the acute type.
In the event of this disease, the outbreak must be reported immediately to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and international trade related to pigs is also immediately suspended.
However, since it is not transmitted to humans, it is known that there are no health problems if infected pork or processed products are cooked and consumed.
The police plan to track and investigate the entire distribution network.
Authorities urged residents to only buy veterinary test stamps and pork with clear origin, and to report illegal slaughter or unsafe food sales to protect the health of their communities.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
