The Food Safety Department received information on a number of websites, Facebook, Tiktok... advertising the Supplementary Food product SUPERGREens GUMMIES with the name of Cot rau rau Kera (made by Chi em Trot Group Joint Stock Company, address: 144-146-148 Road No. 11, Quarter 5, An Phu Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City), manufactured at ASIA LIFE Joint Stock Company, address No. 18/99 Nguyen Van Linh, Ea Tu Commune, Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province) with signs of violating regulations on food advertising, causing public outrage.
Immediately after receiving the above information, the Food Safety Department issued an official dispatch requesting the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to urgently inspect the operations of Chi Em rot Group Joint Stock Company (located in Ho Chi Minh City) regarding the conditions for production, advertising and advertising of Kera vegetable candy products and strictly handle violations (if any) in accordance with the provisions of law and at the same time announce the inspection results on the media.
At the same time, there is an official dispatch requesting the Dak Lak Department of Health to urgently direct the inspection of ASIA LIFE Joint Stock Company (located in Dak Lak province) regarding compliance with conditions during the production process for Kera vegetable candy products; whether the production of vegetable candy on the licensed production lines is in accordance with regulations and strictly handle violations (if any) in accordance with the provisions of law and at the same time announce the results on mass media.
Regarding some famous people and influential people in society who advertise Kera vegetable candy products in violation of regulations on a number of websites, Facebook, Tiktok... The Food Safety Department has sent an official dispatch to the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information & the Department of Culture - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requesting coordination in checking information and handling violations so that the law can be strictly enforced, promptly preventing violations of food advertising.
Recently, the online community was stirred up by the news that Miss Thuy Tien, Hang Du Muc, Quang Linh Vlogs advertised the wrong thing. Accordingly, they together produced a type of candy advertised as containing high fiber content, just a few capsules is enough to supplement the necessary fiber for the human body every day.
However, on March 4, a consumer posted a video about testing this vegetable candy product at the National Institute for Qualitative Measurement. The results showed that 30 capsules (equivalent to a box) only contained 0.51 grams of fiber, which is too little compared to the necessary needs of the human body.
After the incident, Thuy Tien's personal page received countless criticisms from the audience, saying that she was advertising untruthfully. While Quang Linh Vlogs apologized for the inaccurate advertisement, Miss Thuy Tien only deleted the advertising posts, not commenting on the incident, which upset netizens.
