According to statistics of the Ministry of Health in the first quarter of 2016, the country had more than 969 people suffering from food poisoning, of which 669 were hospitalized, 2 died. The number of cases of food poisoning every year is about 250-500 cases, causing 7,000 - 10,000 people to be hospitalized and 100 to 200 deaths.
- According to the Vietnam Cancer Society published on March 26, 2016. Vietnam is one of the countries with the highest rate of cancer growth in the world. In which, the common cause of dirty food accounts for 35%. Each day there will be 550 new cancer cases and 205 deaths from cancer and this number is expected to increase to 200,000 people / year, tripling by 2020 and each year, Vietnam will have to spend about 0.22% of GDP is used to pay for 6 cancers, mainly caused by dirty food.
- In addition to its health effects, widespread consumption of dirty food will stifle the development of domestic agriculture, reduce competition between domestic and foreign businesses, and create more opportunities for consumers in the country. countries use imported products, reducing the export competitiveness in the world, causing great economic losses.