Ms. Nguyen Thi Lam Phuong - Head of Food Poisoning Surveillance and Communication Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety - Photo: CHAU TUAN
On the afternoon of March 20, at a socio -economic press conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Nguyen Thi Lam Phuong - Head of the Food Poisoning Surveillance and Communications Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety - said that following the direction of the Department of Food Safety, the department has established an inspection team and conducted a surprise inspection of Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company (CER Group).
The Department has taken samples and sent them for testing at the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene ( Ministry of Health ). Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety has just received the test results.
Ms. Phuong said that the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety is in the process of processing and reporting to the Department of Food Safety and will inform the press later.
Kera vegetable candy test results are available, please send immediately to the Food Safety Department
As reported by Tuoi Tre Online , the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene Testing (Ministry of Health ) has had the test results. After having the results, the institute sent them back to the locality where the samples were sent and the Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health) for reporting.
Within safe limits, lack of sweeteners
On March 20, the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) announced that it had received the test results of the Kera vegetable candy product. Accordingly, the indicators of protein, sugar, fat, and total energy content were basically consistent with the product's self-declaration.
The Food Safety Department requested the National Institute for Food Safety Control to test additional substances and safety indicators.
According to the test results of the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, reported to the Food Safety Department, the indicators of protein, sugar, fat, and total energy content are basically consistent with the self-declaration of the product. Safety indicators of microorganisms, fungi, heavy metals, etc. are not detected or are within safe limits.
However, the National Institute for Food Safety Control also discovered that the product contained Sorbitol, a sweetener, at a content of 33.4g/100g, but it was not listed on the product label as required.
The Food Safety Department has sent an official dispatch to the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department and Dak Lak Health Department requesting that violations be handled in accordance with the law.
Kera vegetable candy is produced by Asia Life Joint Stock Company (Dak Lak) according to the order of Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company (CER Group) - headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City.
Previously, on the afternoon of March 6, the Food Safety Department sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department and the Dak Lak Provincial Health Department to inspect and strictly handle violations related to advertising the food supplement product SUPERGREENS GUMMIES with the name Kera vegetable candy.
The Food Safety Department requested the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to urgently inspect the operations of Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company (located in Ho Chi Minh City) regarding the production, announcement, and advertising conditions of Kera vegetable candy products and strictly handle violations (if any) in accordance with the provisions of law, and at the same time announce the inspection results on the mass media.
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