Recently, Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Truong Canh Tuyen signed and issued a directive on strengthening the leadership of authorities at all levels in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the area.
According to the directive, in the past time, authorities have discovered many cases of production and trading of counterfeit goods such as milk, medicine, health protection foods and some other items in many localities across the country. Notably, the production and distribution of these counterfeit goods has been going on for a long time, with sophisticated tricks, seriously affecting people's health and the reputation of genuine businesses.
In order to promote the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, and protect consumer rights, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City requested the Directors of departments, Heads of agencies, branches of the city, and Chairmen of District People's Committees to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the Central's directives.
In addition, it is necessary to identify the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods as a key and urgent task in the current period; instruct consumers on how to identify real and fake goods to raise vigilance and proactively protect their rights...
The Department of Industry and Trade directs the Market Management Department to strengthen the management of the area, closely coordinate with the Department of Health, the police at all levels, relevant agencies and the People's Committee of the district and district to organize inspection and supervision of production and trading of pharmaceuticals, functional foods, dairy and medicinal herbs in the area; Strictly handle violations, especially, acts of production, trading of fake goods, unknown goods, poor quality ...
The Department of Health strengthens inspection and examination of compliance with legal regulations for milk products, drugs, health protection foods and other goods circulating on the market; promptly prevents the production and trading of counterfeit goods and minimizes the harm caused by the use of counterfeit products and strictly handles violations by organizations and individuals according to regulations...
The Chairman of the City People's Committee asked the City Police to proactively grasp the situation of the area, regularly review and collect information, promptly detect, take measures to prevent and strictly handle violations of laws related to the production, trading of fake milk, fake drugs, food -protecting foods; Assume the prime responsibility for investigating, verifying and thoroughly handling the organized lines and groups related to the production, trading of illegal goods, fake goods, poor quality goods in the area ...
District/coastal People's Committees direct competent authorities to urgently review and inspect the compliance with the law of establishments producing and trading milk, drugs, and health protection foods in the area...
