According to the Market Management Department, in the first 6 months, the industry has checked 503 cases (down 131 cases, equaling 79.3% compared to the same period last year), detecting 265 violations, (reducing 125 cases, equaling 67.9% over the same period last year), handled 262 cases (down 129 cases, equal to 67% over the same period last year). The total amount of fines collected and remitted to the budget is over VND 3.5 billion; value of confiscated goods, forced destruction of VND 1.19 billion.
According to Mr. Tran Van Tung, Acting Director of the Market Management Department, although the number of violations decreased compared to the same period in 2018, but the situation of smuggling, commercial fraud, fake goods, does not guarantee food safety still complicated developments. The management of the area has made positive changes but in general, the effectiveness is not high, not receiving much information through the management of the area; coordination between smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeiting between the Market Management Team and the Economic Police Team in some districts, towns and cities is not strict.
Reported by Tieu My – Translated by Vi Bao
