Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Department, said that currently, trading activities of functional foods without labels and unknown origin are becoming complicated in Ho Chi Minh City. Right from the first months of 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Department has simultaneously deployed market management teams in the area, strengthening inspection and prevention of smuggling, counterfeit goods and counterfeit goods. In particular, pharmaceutical products, functional foods, and traditional medicine are identified as the focus.
Also according to Mr. Huy, as the standing agency of Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee 389, the Department has deployed direction at grassroots levels to prevent smuggling in the city.
In 2023, the Department handled 279 violations, recalled more than 364,948 units of functional foods, pharmaceuticals, and medicines, paid VND 5.74 billion to the state budget and forced the destruction of all goods. violation. In the first 5 months of 2024, the Department inspected 92 cases, many of which were related to functional foods.
Also related to the issue of functional food management, the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City has reviewed and synthesized advertising content on social networks about health protection foods and discovered 80 products with Signs of violation have been transferred to the inspection department for handling and supervision.
At the same time, the Department of Information and Communications has proactively handled advertising content for functional foods that are not qualified to be supplied to the market, affecting consumers’ health on e-commerce platforms and other websites. Personal websites of famous people.