At a press conference on the socio-economic situation of Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of May 15, Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy - Deputy Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Department said that many violating items focused on fresh food, packaged foods and sand sugar.
According to Mr. Huy, the main violations include: trading in goods of unknown origin, using expired materials, not ensuring quality for food processing; violating regulations on product labels and hygiene conditions in production and business.
These violations not only pose a risk to food safety but also negatively affect a healthy business environment, Mr. Huy emphasized.
During the peak period of inspection and handling of violations related to food, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and milk products, the Ho Chi Minh City Market Management force discovered many serious incidents.
The authorities have fined a business establishment with 200 packages of candy of unknown origin 25 million VND; temporarily detained 50 tons of frozen animal organs of unknown origin in Thu Duc City, with a total value of nearly 4.5 billion VND, and fined 315 million VND and forced the entire shipment to be destroyed.
In Cu Chi district, the authorities discovered nearly 7 tons of smuggled refined sugar. In District 12, the inspection discovered 18,200 bottles of beer without legal documents.
Through social network monitoring, the Market Management Department also discovered and handled more than 1 ton of dried beef of unknown origin being illegally advertised for sale. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has issued a decision to fine 100 million VND and force the destruction of all of these goods.
Notably, on the afternoon of May 14, the authorities inspected and discovered two cases of violations of the origin of goods.
At Binh Tay market, a facility was discovered trading in dozens of boxes of refined 100g/box bird's nest (worth nearly 60 million VND) of unknown origin. In District 8, a business location was discovered selling more than 100 packages of food flour of unknown origin on an e-commerce platform.
The Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Department said it will continue to strengthen inspection, supervision, and strict handling of violations to protect consumer rights and maintain market order.
