The fake milk production line has just been destroyed by the Ministry of Public Security on a large scale, with a turnover of nearly 500 billion VND occurred at Rance Pharma International Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company and Hacofood Group Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company. This line produces, trades and consumes fake milk in large numbers in Hanoi and many provinces and cities nationwide.
Talking to the Lao Dong newspaper, Mr. Vu Vinh Phu - an economist (former Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade) evaluated this incident that made consumers bewildered because the number of nearly 600 fake milk powder consumed for more than 4 years was extremely large. More dangerous, there is also milk for people with diabetes, kidney failure, premature babies, lack of months and pregnant women.
“With nearly 600 types of fake powdered milk, the huge revenue of nearly 500 billion VND and operating blatantly over the years has shown the situation of domestic food safety management is having a big hole.
It is necessary to clarify the responsibilities of the regulatory agencies for letting those who produce fake milk "self -acting" on the market for more than 4 years. Through this incident, it can be seen that the domestic market is loosened, consumer confidence is seriously reduced " - Mr. Vu Vinh Phu emphasized.
According to Mr. Vu Vinh Phu, in Decree 15/2018/ND-CP, products such as sterilized dairy, powdered milk (except for milk for children under 36 months of age or special target groups) subject to the enterprise to announce the quality.
"Decree 15/2018/ND -CP has created conditions to support businesses to develop, shorten the time to carry out administrative procedures to register the product to market. However, in the other side, with a large number of products launched to the market every year, it can never be complete?
In addition to the responsibility of the licensing agency, Mr. Vu Vinh Phu said that the goods that have been licensed and circulated in the market, the market management department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also needs to coordinate inspection on the basis of granted licenses. From this fake milk case, it can be seen that the licensing agencies, post -inspection and supervision and inspection have not had close coordination.
"It is necessary to clarify the responsibilities of each regulatory agency related to the fake milk case to protect the health, interests and beliefs of consumers. Especially, it is necessary to strictly handle the participants in the fake milk line for deterrence.
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Health have responded to the fake milk production line that has just been destroyed by the Ministry of Public Security on a large scale, with a turnover of nearly VND 500 billion occurred at Rance Pharma International Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company and Hacofood Group Nutrition Joint Stock Company. The Ministry of Industry and Trade confirmed not to be licensed, not directly managed, and the Ministry of Health said that the responsibility belongs to localities.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the Ministry was not responsible for managing conventional milk products, excluding non -nutrients, functional foods, or pharmaceuticals with special nutritional ingredients, these products are currently managed by the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has no authority to issue a business registration certificate to the enterprise. The establishment and registration of enterprises' operations are implemented by the Department of Planning and Investment of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government in accordance with the Enterprise Law.
On April 15, the Department of Food Safety and the Ministry of Health also had an official information related to the case of fake milk production. The document of the Department of Analysis clearly content: The Ministry of Health is responsible for directing and the licensing and post -inspection is the responsibility of the localities.
