Around 100 people fell ill with food poisoning after visiting a local sushi chain in Lerum, Sweden, according to multiple reports. The cause of the outbreak has not yet been determined, but the restaurant owner suspects poor-quality salmon, according to multiple reports. In Vietnam, at least 64 people were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning in Quang Tri province, likely from bread from a local bakery, according to multiple reports.
The bakery in Tan Son village supplied 44 loaves of bread to a school, where many affected students consumed it, according to multiple reports. No deaths have been reported from the Vietnam outbreak, according to multiple reports. Cockroach infestations have been found at multiple restaurants.
A woman named Catharina Mahmudova found a cockroach in her food from an Asian restaurant in southern Stockholm in early February, according to multiple reports. The restaurant confirmed to inspectors that they had a cockroach problem and were undergoing pest control, according to multiple reports. A food hygiene inspection at a store in Burton Road, Littleover, Derby, found live and dead cockroaches, leading to a voluntary closure due to imminent risk to health, according to multiple reports.
The Derby store received a zero food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, according to multiple reports. Rodent problems have also been reported at Swedish food establishments. A Willys store in Jönköping was found to have mouse droppings and hygiene issues during inspections in March and April 2026, according to multiple reports.
A video showed a rodent in the kitchen of a Burger King in Jönköping; the restaurant was closed immediately and sanitized, according to multiple reports. The rodent problem at Burger King was not reported to the municipality as it is not mandatory, according to multiple reports. Restaurant Toscana in Umeå was closed for four days after an inspection found rodent droppings and a trap, indicating awareness of the problem, according to multiple reports.
A Max hamburgerrestaurang in Borlänge was found to have a mouse in a trap, mouse droppings in an electrical cabinet, and cleaning deficiencies during an unannounced inspection in March, according to multiple reports. Other hygiene violations have led to closures. A pizzeria in Lidköping was immediately closed after inspectors found rotten and moldy food, a footbath used for washing clothes in the kitchen, and cleaning with T-röd, which is not approved for food handling, according to multiple reports.
Stuk's delivery boxes were found to have a deviation during a food control inspection on January 13, according to multiple reports. A cafe in Norway must improve cleaning routines according to Mattilsynet, according to multiple reports. A food truck 'Chef in a box' in Karlstad was closed, according to multiple reports.
Nine restaurants were failed inspections, according to multiple reports. In a separate incident, a couple visited Junk Soul Smothered in Beverley, Hull, and ordered burgers, only realizing after finishing their meal that the restaurant was entirely vegan, according to multiple reports. The woman, writing as Sandra Henderson, posted a one-star review online stating she felt deceived and reported the business to local authorities, according to multiple reports.
Junk Soul Smothered is a 'proudly plant based' restaurant with a fully vegan menu, according to multiple reports.