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Individuals and organizations producing counterfeit goods must be strictly punished

TQO - Last week, the police raided the factory and warehouse of Famimoto Vietnam Company in Phu Tho and discovered more than 71,000 liters of cooking oil, 40 tons of MSG, 22 tons of seasoning powder, and 9 tons of fake seasoning powder, raising concerns about fake food and consumer health. Because these are all essential products that directly affect people's health and lives.

According to the results of the appraisal request from the Institute of Criminal Science of the Ministry of Public Security, the above products have ingredients, quantitative and qualitative nutritional values ​​that do not meet the standards announced by the Company or the standards stated on the product label.

Worryingly, the amount of counterfeit goods that this Company has sold to the market is up to hundreds of tons, mainly sold to industrial kitchens.

The act of producing and consuming fake food is very serious because it directly affects the health and lives of consumers; causes economic losses to genuine producers and traders; destroys confidence in the market, and causes social instability. Consumers are upset and confused because the market is flooded with fake milk, fake functional foods, fake medicines, and now fake essential foods.

According to the Penal Code (Article 317 on "Crime of violating food safety regulations", or Article 193 on "Crime of producing and trading in fake food products"), the penalty can be up to 20 years or life imprisonment.

While continuing to investigate and clarify the level of violations for strict handling; in addition to urgently recalling and destroying products, measures must be taken for violators to compensate consumers for damages. On the other hand, the authorities need to widely publicize the incident and warn people to recognize the above items. A company with a large amount of counterfeit goods consumed is not the same as a small-scale production facility, so it is necessary to consider the state management role of the government and authorities in the area where the incident occurred.

Ngoc Linh

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