vietnam punishes editors over fishy toxic fish sauce story
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Vietnam punishes editors over fishy toxic fish sauce story

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Bottles of fish sauce (blue ones) are displayed for sale at a stand inside a local market in downtown Hanoi on Nov. 21, 2016. Vietnam has fined scores of news outlets for publishing now-disproven reports about toxic fish sauce, accusing them of sparking public panic over the staple condiment in the country plagued by food scares
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Vietnam on Monday punished two editors of a major newspaper which had earlier been fined for publishing what authorities said were false reports on toxic fish sauce.
Deputy chief editor of Thanh Nien newspaper Dang Ngoc Hoa, and senior executive Vo Van Khoi had their press cards revoked, Vietnam’s information and communication ministry said.
Communist Vietnam heavily restricts the media, which is all state-owned, meaning authorities rarely have to sanction an industry already under its thumb.
No reason was given for the order. But it comes after Thanh Nien was fined for reporting on a food scare that received widespread coverage mid-October.
In Vietnam, fish sauce is consumed daily by most of the country’s population of 93 million — as a dipping sauce, marinade or in soups.
A total of 50 news organizations were fined in November for running reports about high arsenic levels found in fish sauce, causing widespread panic.
Thanh Nien newspaper received the highest fine.
Authorities said the reports were misleading or incorrect because they failed to differentiate between highly toxic inorganic arsenic, and the less dangerous organic variety found commonly in seafood.
Food scares have been a regular source of anxiety in Vietnam, often leading to public anger.
The country’s communist leadership tends to stamp down on any expression of dissatisfaction or criticism of their handling of crises.

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