Kera candy test results announced: Quang Linh and Hang Du Muc are not free from crime

On March 20, a source from the Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health) said that according to the test results, the manufacturer's announcement about the content of ingredients in Kera vegetable candy is basically consistent with the test results.

This result was conducted by the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene Control (Ministry of Health). However, according to a representative of the Food Safety Department, the advertisement that 1 candy is equivalent to 1 plate of vegetables is due to the fact that those who advertise vegetable candy products on social networks have exaggerated the effectiveness.

According to regulations, health protection foods and foods for special diets - two types of functional foods, advertising content must be registered with the authorities.

Before being advertised, health food products must register for advertising confirmation with the authorities and can only be advertised according to confirmed content.

With food supplements, management is decentralized to the locality, the production unit self-declares, is responsible for the content and ensures compliance with regulations under the Law on Advertising and the Law on Food Safety.

Previously, Dak Lak Department of Health had comprehensively inspected this facility, took product samples and sent them to the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene for quality testing.

Kera vegetable candy is a product introduced by Asia Life JSC (Dak Lak) produced by order of Chi Em Rot Group JSC (CER Group) headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, founded by Hang Du Muc, Quang Linh Vlogs and some other founding members.

The production unit has supplied about 40,000 - 50,000 boxes of vegetable candy to Chi Em Rot Group. This type of candy is continuously livestreamed for sale on social networking platforms by Miss Thuy Tien and the "Chi em rot" team including TikToker Hang Du Muc and Quang Linh Vlogs.

The product was accuse.d of being "exaggeratedly" advertised as "one pill is equivalent to a plate of vegetables". On March 6, after the uproar related to the incident, the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) said that Kera vegetable candy "showed signs of violating regulations on food advertising, causing public outrage".

This has been directed by the Ministry of Health and two health departments have inspected two related units in Ho Chi Minh City and Dak Lak, namely Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company (CER Group) and Asia Life Joint Stock Company - where Kera vegetable candy is produced.

Miss Thuy Tien, Quang Linh Vlogs, and Hang "Du Muc" apologized after the scanda.l of "exaggerating" the advertisement of Kera vegetable candy. Meanwhile, at the "intimate press conference" on March 14, the team that advertised "one pill is equivalent to one plate of vegetables" said that the advertisement was based on the formula produced by Asia Life JSC and apologized for causing misunderstanding. CER Group committed and provided instructions on refund procedures for customers who purchased the vegetable candy product.

At the press conference, Quang Linh Vlog shared that he has been selling products since 2022, and affirmed that he "is not commercialized". "I think my terminology on live caused confusion about the product. I apologize to customers and the public for my incorrect terminology statements in the past, causing many misunderstandings on social networks with the public. Kera candy mainly supplements nutrition from green vegetables, this is the main ingredient".

Quang Linh also said that immediately after the incident, he stopped livestreaming and announced that he would stop selling products for a long time to focus on his duties as a member of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Quang Linh also said that in the past time, he has been working to connect with the Fatherland Front of the provinces, individuals, and units to support costs for children in difficult circumstances... in Angola. "This is a huge lesson for me. In the future, I will stop livestreaming to sell products. Once again, I apologize to consumers who have been affected by my misleading advertising," Quang Linh said.

Huan Hoa Hong posted on the forum to accus.e Hang Du Muc of being scheming and defending Quang Linh in the vegetable candy case. Phúc Sen1 week agoOn the afternoon of March 14, after the press meeting of Quang Linh Vlogs group, Hang Du Muc and CER Group representative about the advertisement with signs of false information that 1 candy is equal to a plate of vegetables, Huan Hoa Hong posted a harsh status about Hang Du Muc and sympathized...