On June 16, the Department of Health of Gia Lai province said that during the peak month of preventing trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights, the authorities have punished many businesses for violations.
From May 27 to June 15, the Department of Health conducted surprise inspections of business establishments. Through inspection, 12 facilities were detected and administrative violations were handled.
This includes 7 drug retail establishments and 5 establishments selling dairy products, health protection foods, and supplements.
The total amount of administrative fines for 12 establishments is 70 million VND.
The provincial Department of Health has also sealed and destroyed exhibits and means of administrative violation according to regulations.
Specifically, there are 75 golden bell- crystal ginseng balls, brown bells, purple bells; 2 large jars of egg salmon; 2 jars of high-salted Japanese jars; 5 jars of BBQ cheese; 2 jars of non- Colostrum Muk Power milk; 39 jars of banana walnut almond milk and 7 boxes of Lactasoy milk...
Products of unknown origin, counterfeit goods, and poor quality goods if circulated on the market will seriously affect the health of consumers.
Previously, in Ia Kenh commune, Pleiku city, people discovered bags containing candy and toys suspected to be counterfeit and poor quality goods thrown along the roadside.
Inside, there are many types of candy such as mint, cinnamon, cow's milk... and plastic toys. Candy packaging is printed in Vietnamese and English, while toys are mainly labelled in Chinese. Most of the products are still new, with original stamps, showing no signs of being peeled.
Representatives of the Gia Lai Provincial Market Management Department have conducted an inspection, handled the case and proposed to destroy the goods according to regulations.
