Dismantling a production line of nearly 600 types of fake milk powder for children and pregnant women - Lang Son Newspaper and Radio and Television Station

According to VTV, the Ministry of Public Security has just dismantled a ring producing, trading, and consuming fake milk powder in extremely large quantities in Hanoi and neighboring provinces.

At the same time, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency prosecuted and temporarily detained 8 subjects for the crimes of Producing and trading in counterfeit food products and Violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences.

According to authorities, from August 2021 to present, the subjects have established Rance Pharma International Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company and Hacofood Group Nutrition Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company to produce and trade powdered milk.

Fake milk powder brands produced by the subjects (Photo: VTV).

573 brands of powdered milk for people with diabetes, kidney failure, premature babies, pregnant women... have been produced and sold by the above 2 companies, bringing in revenue of nearly 500 billion VND in about 4 years.

These milk brands are advertised and announced to contain bird's nest extract, cordyceps, macadamia powder, walnut powder...

However, through actual inspection, the milk produced by the two companies above does not contain these substances, and the quality is below 70% of the declared level.

The subjects confessed to removing some of the input materials and replacing them with some additives. The police determined that the quality of the powdered milk was below 70% of the declared level, which was enough to qualify it as counterfeit.

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