Hanoi: Determined to push back against counterfeit and poor quality goods

Since the beginning of the year, the functional forces of Hanoi city have achieved many results in the fight against smuggling and trade fraud. In particular, the city has promptly handled many cases of production and trade of fake milk, medicine, food, functional foods; trading of goods with signs of counterfeiting famous brands... Many serious violations have been discovered and handled, creating a social effect, recognized and highly appreciated by public opinion.

Handling 4,263 violations

Mr. Duong Manh Hung, Deputy Head of the Hanoi Market Management Department, said that in recent times, the Hanoi Market Management Department has strengthened inspection and control of food safety, especially during peak months. However, with the rapid increase and diversity of products, the authorities face many challenges in the inspection and handling process.

Typical cases include the discovery of violations at a confectionery production facility in La Phu, now in An Khanh commune. Through inspection, the unit seized more than 23,000 products. All of these products showed signs of violating the origin. In the second case, through inspection of 5 rice trading establishments in Hanoi, the Department discovered and temporarily seized 2.5 tons of rice with signs of counterfeiting. In the third case related to milk products, the Department discovered 3,000 cans of powdered milk without labels. In addition, the Department also discovered thousands of boxes and bags of milk with signs of erasure and altered expiration dates... All of the above cases were transferred to the police for investigation and handling by the Market Management Department.

These are just some typical cases among the 4,263 cases that have been inspected, handled by the Hanoi market management force and 78 cases with signs of crime have been transferred to the police for investigation, since the beginning of the year. The total amount of money collected for the state budget reached 90.57 billion VND, equivalent to 125.71% of the year's target.

Authorities inspected Mr. Le Van Viet's water production workshop in Phu Dong commune.

In October alone, the city's market management force inspected and handled 723 cases, transferred 21 cases to the investigation agency, and collected 12.6 billion VND for the budget. These figures show the great efforts of the entire force in the context of the complicated commodity market in the last months of the year. Especially the acts of producing and trading fake and poor quality goods, commercial fraud and violations of food safety.

According to Deputy Head of the Department Duong Manh Hung, every year, the Market Management Department issues plans and implements food safety work throughout the area. Especially, during peak food safety occasions such as Tet, Spring Festival, Month of Action for Food Safety, Mid-Autumn Festival..., the Department has established interdisciplinary inspection teams on food safety, organized surprise inspections of compliance with food safety laws at organizations and individuals producing, processing and trading food.

With the surprise inspections and strict handling of violations, many cases have been transferred to the police for investigation, and the list of violating establishments has been made public to increase deterrence. Some discovered cases have caused a "shock" to public opinion, such as the case of Nguyen Ninh green rice cake establishment (Hang Than street, Hoan Kiem), confectionery in La Phu (now An Khanh commune)... which is also a wake-up call for businesses that have not fully complied with food safety regulations.

It is undeniable that the surprise inspections and strict handling of violations have contributed to raising awareness of food production and trading establishments. Typically, after being pointed out by the interdisciplinary inspection team for violations, Nguyen Ninh green rice cake establishment had a fundamental change in awareness and proactively made comprehensive corrections to be allowed to operate again. At the same time, the inspection activities also contributed to changing consumers' awareness in choosing and using safe food products.

Urgent, continuous and long-term strategic tasks

Hanoi is a major commercial center, also a gathering place for many prestigious domestic and foreign brands. If counterfeit goods are not decisively stopped, the reputation of Vietnamese goods will gradually be eroded, causing immeasurable losses. Therefore, more than ever, the task of "cleaning" the market needs to be considered an urgent, continuous and long-term strategic task.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Doanh, Fucoidan Japan Company in Hanoi, shared that as a pharmaceutical importer, Fucoidan Japan Company has implemented many anti-counterfeiting measures, such as: Each pharmaceutical product will be attached with a QR code, anti-counterfeiting stamp, logo and genuine import code on the box. The company always recommends that buyers provide information to issue VAT invoices to customers, thereby affirming that the company is a genuine unit and ensuring quality for patients, especially those undergoing cancer treatment in difficult conditions.

Similarly, as a successful business in fighting counterfeit goods, Mr. Han Ngoc Anh, CEO of Thai Minh Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, shared: "In the past 7 years, there have been no counterfeit Thai Minh products on the market. We are fortunate to have an early warning system that helps the company prevent counterfeit goods. All products have their own identification codes and protection policies. We have a protection system that allows consumers to scratch the identification code when purchasing a product to check if it is counterfeit or not."

Entering the peak period at the end of 2025, the Hanoi Market Management Department has determined that the focus is to synchronously implement plans and directions of the Central Government, the city and the Department of Industry and Trade on preventing and combating smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.

The areas that have been strengthened in terms of inspection include petroleum, tobacco, food, cosmetics, chemicals, gases, and industrial explosives - groups of goods with high risk of violations. At the same time, we will continue to handle and destroy evidence of violations, auction confiscated goods, and conduct regular inspections of public services to ensure integrity and transparency throughout the force.

With a proactive, responsible and determined spirit, the Hanoi market management force continues to affirm its role as a "shield" to protect the market, ensure consumer rights, and contribute to maintaining economic and social stability in the capital city in the final period of the year.

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