Police inspect evidence in the case of trading in fake functional foods - Photo: Provided by Thanh Hoa Provincial Police
Violations range from traditional stores to e-commerce platforms, online sales channels and even social media influencers (KOLs).
In early June, many major violations directly related to consumer health were simultaneously discovered by authorities. For example, at an empty lot along Nguyen Van Linh Street (HCMC), more than 3,000 boxes of functional foods were thrown away.
These are fake goods, which were sold by a company that hired someone to dispose of them. The products have exaggerated effects such as brain tonic, bone and joint treatment, calcium supplement, helping children eat well and sleep well... and are sold widely on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, thuocsi.vn.
Thanh Hoa authorities also seized nearly 35,000 boxes of fake functional foods such as Thanh Huyet Dan, An Cot Vuong TKH, Thao Moc Khang Sinh TKH... Although they were labeled as being produced according to Dao ethnic medicine, in fact Hoang Thi Ngoc... made up the formula herself.
Tina Le - famous for her bridal makeup videos with millions of views on TikTok, was also inspected in her store (Hanoi) and found selling more than 380 types of smuggled cosmetics including eye shadow, lipstick, foundation, blush, primer... without labels, invoices, or documents.
Hanoi police also dismantled a large counterfeit goods ring, counterfeiting the brands Marshall, Omega, Orient... with more than 25,500 fake products such as watches, headphones, vacuum cleaners, with a total value of about 22 billion VND, with 5 people involved prosecuted, the case is continuing to be investigated and expanded.
Previously, at the end of May 2025, Anti-smuggling Control Team No. 3 coordinated with Saigon Port Customs Area 1 - inspected a container shipment of men's shoes, t-shirts, handbags..., declared by KTĐ Co., Ltd., and identified many counterfeit brands such as MLB, Hugo Boss, Armani Exchange...
In addition, authorities discovered a number of genuine items but could not present documents proving their origin and were not authorized for import and export, with a total value of more than 17 billion VND.
Meanwhile, at Mong Cai border gate (Quang Ninh), customs forces inspected the transit shipment of Company X and discovered that only 2/11 items were as declared, many items had incorrect quantities.
Notably, there were 25 undeclared items. Many items showed signs of intellectual property infringement, including: 3,200 pairs of Crocs-branded sandals (marked "Made in Vietnam"), 1,720 long-sleeved T-shirts branded Chanel, Dior, Loewe (marked "Made in Thailand")...
Previously, after the Prime Minister directed to launch a peak campaign to crack down on counterfeit goods for one month (from May 15 to June 15), the Ministry of Public Security requested the entire police force to deploy it for three months, until August 15.
To cope with the inspections, many vendors at Dong Xuan and Ninh Hiep markets (Hanoi) have closed their stalls and temporarily stopped doing business. Similarly, in Ho Chi Minh City, many stalls at Saigon Square shopping mall and the drug and medical equipment market (District 10) have temporarily stopped operating, waiting for the situation to develop.
Counterfeit goods traders... worry about "losing their jobs"
Specializing in ordering clothes, shoes... on Taobao to sell, Ms. LT (HCMC) said that these days she cannot import new goods, while many other orders are delayed in delivery, not knowing for sure when they will be received.
"I'm about to starve," Ms. LT said about not being able to import new goods as authorities increase their crackdown on counterfeit goods and goods of unknown origin.
Many individuals who specialize in purchasing services on many Chinese e-commerce platforms, goods in "factories" in Guangzhou, border areas such as Hekou, Pingxiang... also announced a temporary suspension of operations, saying the situation is "as tense as a bowstring".
Many shipping service providers only accept common, official goods at a price of about 20,000 VND/kg, and temporarily stop accepting products classified as "extremely sensitive" at this stage such as: chemicals, banned goods, food, functional foods, counterfeit goods, imitation goods...
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/phat-hien-nhieu-vu-kinh-doanh-hang-gia-tu-my-pham-den-thoi-trang-thuoc-20250617075621211.htm
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