Officials, civil servants, public employees and scientists must be held responsible before the law if they commit acts of false advertising.

The province's interdisciplinary inspection team inspects milk stores in the province. Photo: Que Chi

Accordingly, the Ministry of Health requested localities to launch a high-profile campaign to combat and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, copyright infringement, and intellectual property infringement from May 15 to June 15, 2025. The subjects are pharmaceutical products, drugs derived from medicinal herbs, cosmetics, food, medical equipment, insecticides, and disinfectants used in households and medicine.

In addition, continue to resolutely and effectively implement the Prime Minister 's dispatches on handling cases of production and distribution of fake milk, fake medicine, and fake health food.

The Ministry of Health also requested the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct functional agencies (local 389 Steering Committee, health, police, market management, etc.) to step up inspection, control, and strictly handle the trading and trading of counterfeit drugs, smuggled drugs, and drugs of unknown origin. Focus on fighting against organized crimes, effectively receiving and handling crime reports and denunciations, and managing conditional business lines and professions in the health sector in the area.

Timely detect violations and signs of crime to coordinate with functional units to find the root cause, prevent, handle and recommend prosecution in case of violations according to the provisions of law.

At the same time, direct the Department of Health to coordinate with the Department of Science and Technology and relevant units to disseminate and request scientists and managers of the health sector to sign a commitment not to advertise or introduce false information, information lacking scientific basis or basis, or to exaggerate the features and uses of products without carefully verifying legal documents related to the products; and to be responsible before the law if there is any act of fraudulent advertising.

Relevant cadres, civil servants and public employees must enhance their responsibility, ethics and public service awareness. Absolutely do not be affected, influenced or have group interests in the process of handling administrative procedures related to appraisal, licensing and product announcement in the medical field in the area. Promptly detect, rectify and strictly handle acts of corruption, cover-up and tolerance according to the provisions of law.

Civil servants and public employees shall be legally responsible for any violations that occur during the performance of their duties. Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and cities shall be fully responsible to the Prime Minister for any production, trading, or sale of counterfeit drugs, health protection foods, cosmetics, or medical equipment in their localities.

In Dong Nai, Director of the Department of Health Le Quang Trung said that the department has established a team to conduct surprise inspections of drug, cosmetic and functional food businesses in the province. The inspection will take place in May and June 2025. If violations are found during the inspection, they will be strictly handled according to regulations.

Hanh Dung

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