On the afternoon of July 7, the Central Internal Affairs Committee held a meeting to announce the results of the 28th meeting of the Central Steering Committee on preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity (Steering Committee).
Mr. Nguyen Huu Dong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission - said that the Central Inspection Commission was assigned to inspect and clarify the behavior of officials and organizations showing signs of violations and assisting in related to counterfeit goods and counterfeit food.
This is a very important step in the fight against smuggling and trade fraud.
Forged goods and fake foods have long not only caused economic losses, but also directly threatened the health and lives of people.
But even more serious is those fake products, which are often "leg recognized" by licenses with red sticks and real signatures, issued by those responsible for protecting public health, of which the arrest of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong - former Director of the Department of Food Safety of the Ministry of Health, with the accusation of receiving bribes to license fake products - is a typical example.
Notably, this case - a case with signs of bribery and bribery committed at the Department of Food Safety, Ministry of Health - is also one of 6 cases that have just been unified by the Central Steering Committee on preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity to be monitored and directed by the Steering Committee.
This is not surprising, because the incident with signs of bribery and bribery committed at the Department of Food Safety, Ministry of Health is not only a violation of the law, but also a manifestation of transformation in an extremely important field of protecting people's health.
Similar signs, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, at the National Online Conference to review the work in the first 6 months of 2025 and summarize the peak period of fighting to prevent and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights (July 2), called it "losing fighting will, being bought for bribes".
And the Prime Minister said that this is one of the two root reasons why many cadres have not performed their assigned roles properly, even assisting in violations.
Therefore, assigning the Central Inspection Committee to intervene to prevent, inspect, and clarify similar violations by officials and organizations is a strong signal, bringing much confidence and hope.
It shows the consistent viewpoint of the Party and State: no "banned areas", no exceptions, especially in areas closely linked to people's lives.
The additional participation of the Central Inspection Commission shows that the ongoing fight against fake food and fake medicine is not only a long-term campaign, but also a comprehensive fight, from policies, laws, to public ethics.
