The National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene testing (Ministry of Health) has announced the initial test results of Kera vegetable candy of Chi Em rot Group Joint Stock Company.
Accordingly, the basic indicators of protein, sugar, fat, and total energy are all consistent with the self-declared version of the product. However, the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) requested the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene testing to conduct additional tests of some other substances and safety indicators.
According to the report of the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene testing, the indicators of protein, sugar, fat and total energy content are all consistent with the product's announcement, and the safety indicators for microorganisms, fungi, heavy metals... have not detected any violations or are within the permitted limits.
However, the Institute also discovered that the product contained Sorbitol, a sweetener, with a content of 33.4 g/100g, but was not listed on the product label as prescribed.
The Food Safety Department has sent an official dispatch requesting the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City and the Department of Health of Dak Lak to handle violations in accordance with legal regulations.
In response to information about over-advertising of SUPERGREens GUMMIES ( age-old vegetable) supplementary food products on social platforms, on March 6, 2025, the Food Safety Department issued Official Letter No. 396/ATTP-PCTTR to the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City, requesting an urgent inspection of the business activities of this product of Chiem rot Group Joint Stock Company in Ho Chi Minh City.
At the same time, Official Letter No. 398/ATTP-PCTTR was also sent to the Dak Lak Provincial Department of Health, requesting direction in inspecting the compliance with product production conditions at ASIA LIFE Joint Stock Company. Inspection teams from the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City and the Department of Health of Dak Lak Province have conducted an inspection and collected product samples and sent them to the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene for inspection.
In early March, a consumer sent a sample of Kera vegetable candy for testing for fiber content. The inspection results on March 3 showed that 100g of the product contained only 0.51g of total fiber, equivalent to the amount of fiber in 1/6 bananas. With a 96g candy box of 32 pills, each candy contains only 16mg of fiber.
