Among the piles of medicine and functional foods dumped in this area, there are many products with foreign labels.
The question is why people throw away these drugs and functional foods, whether they are goods without guaranteed quality or smuggled or counterfeit goods?
If it were goods of origin and quality, no one would have come to illegally dump the substances in such a pile.
For a long time, drugs and functional foods with foreign labels have been widely sold in the market, if consumers use the product that is not of good quality, there is a risk of affecting their health.
Medication is to treat diseases but taking unquality medication not only costs money but also misses the opportunity to get the right treatment. Not to mention, if those drugs contain toxic chemicals, patients face danger, even death.
Currently, many people have the habit of using functional foods to improve their health, but if they encounter goods that are not guaranteed in quality, it will increase their illness.
As time passed, we can answer the question of why cancer patients are increasing, oncology hospitals in Vietnam are always overloaded.
What should the authorities do in the face of this shock?
First of all, check whether these products are fake or expired but are re packaged or have their expiration date changed.
It is necessary to take samples for testing and have conclusions about the substances used to make these products. This is the basis for handling when investigating individuals and production and business organizations.
Second, check stores and shops that sell these products. Clarify the origin of the goods, whether there are invoices or documents.
Talking to reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper about the case of drugs and functional foods being stolen, on the afternoon of June 6, Ms. Pham Khanh Phong Lan - Director of the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City informed that the unit had transferred the case to the police for investigation.
In order for the incident to be clarified soon, people with information related to the above-mentioned drugs and functional foods should proactively provide it to the investigation agency.
When detecting individuals and establishments with signs of counterfeiting, counterfeiting, and trade fraud, it is a way to protect yourself and the community.
Consumers also need to know how to protect themselves when buying and using drugs and functional foods, do not trust advertisements on celebrity personal pages and then lose money.
