Will update the website about fake functional food products

The Food Safety Department ( Ministry of Health ) informed that, regarding the fake functional food production line that has just been discovered, the Department is coordinating with the Economic Police Department (Hanoi City Police) to provide information on products declared as health protection foods of the above companies to serve the investigation to verify and clarify the seized products.

During the process of handling by the authorities, the Food Safety Department recommends that consumers absolutely do not buy or use related products as the product images and press information have posted to avoid risks affecting health and economic losses.

After the conclusion of the investigation agency of Hanoi city police, the Food Safety Department will update information on the website about fake functional food products so that consumers know and do not use them.

Implementing the Prime Minister's direction in Official Dispatch No. 41/CD-TTg dated April 17, 2025 on handling cases of production and trade of counterfeit medicines and health protection foods, the Department of Food Safety issued Official Dispatch No. 790/ATTP-SP dated April 18, 2025 on strengthening post-inspection of counterfeit and poor-quality foods to the Departments of Health of provinces and centrally run cities, the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City, the Food Safety Management Board of Da Nang City, and the Food Safety and Hygiene Sub-Departments of provinces and cities.

Previously, on May 16, the Economic Police Department (PC03) - Hanoi City Police dismantled a large-scale counterfeit goods production and trading ring, seizing about 100 tons of fake functional foods and medical equipment.

The above line was led by Pham Ngoc Tien and his wife Doan Thi Nguyet (both born in 1988, residing at No. 1, LK 11, Xa La Urban Area, Phuc La Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi). The subjects confessed that they had established 17 companies, of which 6 companies were responsible for importing goods and 11 companies were responsible for distributing domestic goods./.

(Vietnam+)

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