Vietnamese School Meal Supply Chains

This dataset accompanies the study entitled "Ceremonial Compliance and Food Safety Governance: Evidence from Vietnamese School Meal Supply Chains." It provides the primary qualitative data used to investigate food safety governance, institutional practices, and public food procurement within Vietnamese school meal supply chains. The dataset consists of a complete collection of Vietnamese-language transcripts (mổ băng) derived from five investigative television reports broadcast by national media organizations, namely Vietnam Television (VTV) and the People's Police Television (ANTV), between 2024 and 2026. These reports document major food safety incidents involving school meal procurement and supply chains in several localities, including Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Thai Nguyen, and Ho Chi Minh City. The transcripts capture the perspectives and interactions of 28 stakeholders (N = 28) representing multiple actors across the school meal supply chain, including: • Regulatory and enforcement officials (e.g., quarantine officers and food safety inspectors); • School administrators (e.g., principals and accounting staff); • Food suppliers (e.g., catering contractors, food processors, and business owners); • Parents, teachers, and students; • Legal and food safety experts. The transcripts preserve the original Vietnamese dialogue from the investigative reports and provide detailed accounts of procurement practices, supplier selection, food processing, regulatory oversight, inspection activities, and stakeholder responses to food safety incidents. As an authentic qualitative data source, the dataset offers rich empirical evidence for examining governance processes, institutional practices, and food safety risks within public school meal procurement systems in a transitioning economy.本数据集配套于题为《仪式合规与食品安全治理：来自越南学校餐食供应链的证据》的研究，提供了用于探究越南学校餐食供应链中食品安全治理、制度实践与公共食品采购的核心质性数据。 本数据集完整收录了2024年至2026年间，由越南国家媒体机构越南电视台（Vietnam Television, VTV）与人民公安电视台（People's Police Television, ANTV）播出的五部调查性电视报道的越南语转录文本（mổ băng）。这些报道记录了河内、宁平、太原、胡志明市等多个地区涉及学校餐食采购与供应链的重大食品安全事件。 上述转录文本收录了28名利益相关方（N = 28）的观点与互动场景，覆盖学校餐食供应链中的多元参与主体，包括： • 监管与执法人员（如检疫官员、食品安全督察员）； • 学校管理人员（如校长、财务人员）； • 食品供应商（如餐饮承包商、食品加工商、企业主）； • 家长、教师与学生； • 法律与食品安全专家。 转录文本完整保留了调查报道中的原始越南语对话，并详细记录了采购实践、供应商遴选、食品加工、监管监督、检查活动以及利益相关方针对食品安全事件的应对举措。作为真实可信的质性数据来源，本数据集可为转型经济体中公立学校餐食采购体系内的治理流程、制度实践与食品安全风险研究提供丰富的实证依据。