Launching a peak campaign to prevent fake drugs, cosmetics and food nationwide

Authorities destroy infringing goods (illustrative photo)

The Ministry of Health has just issued a document requesting the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to launch a high-point campaign to combat and repel crimes of smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, copyright infringement, and intellectual property rights infringement from May 15 to June 15 for pharmaceutical products, drugs originating from medicinal herbs, cosmetics, food, medical equipment, and insecticides and disinfectants used in households and medicine.

Localities are responsible for reporting implementation results to the Ministry of Health before June 20 for synthesis and reporting to the Prime Minister.

The Ministry of Health also requested localities to continue to resolutely and effectively implement Official Dispatch No. 40/CD-TTg on handling the case of production and distribution of fake milk, Official Dispatch No. 41/CD-TTg on handling the case of production and trade of fake medicines and health protection foods, and Official Dispatch No. 55/CD-TTg on strengthening coordination and strictly handling organizations and individuals involved in the production and trade of fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods; and Official Dispatches of the Ministry of Health on strengthening the fight against fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health requested localities to coordinate with the Ministry of Health to implement on schedule and complete the assigned tasks in Plan No. 614/KH-BYT dated May 13, 2025 of the Minister of Health on the implementation of the above telegrams in provinces and cities.

Directing competent authorities to step up inspection, control and strict handling of the trade and business of counterfeit drugs, smuggled drugs and drugs of unknown origin; focusing on combating organized crimes, performing well the work of receiving and handling crime reports and denunciations, strengthening communication to raise awareness and change people's behavior in preventing and combating crime and organized crime.

Tighten the management of conditional business lines and professions in the medical field in the area, promptly detect violations and signs of crime to coordinate with functional units to find the root cause, to prevent, handle and recommend prosecution in case of violations according to the provisions of law.

Direct the Department of Health to coordinate with the Department of Science and Technology and related 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; to be responsible before the law if there is any act of false advertising.

Direct agencies and units to disseminate to all cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers to strictly implement public discipline, regulations, rules and working procedures; enhance responsibility, ethics and public service awareness; absolutely not be affected, influenced or have group interests in the process of handling administrative procedures related to appraisal, granting of operating licenses and product announcements in the medical field in the area.

Strengthen the work of inspecting and supervising the implementation of regulations on preventing and combating corruption and negativity in order to promptly detect, correct 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, business, or sale of counterfeit drugs, health protection foods, cosmetics, or medical equipment in their localities.

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