Kera Candy Case: Products Recalled, CER Group Disbands, Representative Receives Bitter Ending

In recent days, the noise about the effects of Kera vegetable candy has attracted public attention. Most recently, Ms. Pham Khanh Phong Lan, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety, said that all vegetable candy products will be recalled and the manufacturing agency will be heavily fined.

Ms. Pham Khanh Phong Lan confirmed that she has just issued a decision to administratively fine CER Group with the amount of 125 million VND. This unit was determined to have committed violations.

Including production, transportation, storage, and trading of goods with labels that do not comply with regulations. Testing products containing sorbitol but not showing on the product label according to regulations.

The production, trade and circulation of food on the market has nutritional value inconsistent with the information self-declared by the company.

The competent authority requested CER Group to take remedial measures by forcing the recall of goods and forcing the labeling of goods according to regulations before continuing to circulate. Forcing the recall and destruction of labels of violating goods. Forcing the destruction or conversion of the purpose of use of goods with violating labels in cases where it is impossible to separate the labels of violating goods from the goods.

CER Group is required to pay back an amount equal to the value of the exhibits and means of administrative violations that were sold, dispersed, or destroyed in violation of the law. In addition, this unit is required to withdraw the self-declared product for products subject to self-declaration.

Ms. Pham Khanh Phong Lan said that the authorities in Dak Lak may continue to investigate and handle this unit.

"This is not only a fine, but also requires this unit to self-collect and destroy illegal goods and return the illegal profits. In addition to the perspective of the industry management agency in Ho Chi Minh City - where this company registered its business, the authorities and the authorities in Dak Lak may continue to investigate and handle this unit," said Ms. Lan.

Previously, a surprise inspection of CER Group unexpectedly discovered that the product label on the self-declared file and the actual label of the Kera candy food supplement product did not include all the required content on the product label and was missing the phrase "net weight".

The apple flavor ingredient is also not clearly stated as natural, natural-like, synthetic or artificial. The citric acid additive is not listed as an additive group according to regulations.

At the time of the inspection of the CER Group office, there were about 16 boxes of Kera candy products. After taking samples for testing at the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, the results showed that the product contained the sweetener sorbitol, but this substance was not listed on the product label according to regulations.

Some nutritional value indicators are inconsistent with the product declaration in the self-declaration file.

Previously, the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) also fined Quang Linh Vlogs and Hang Du Muc a total of VND140 million for falsely advertising the quality of Kera vegetable candy. Miss Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien was reminded to pay more attention to complying with advertising laws and regulations on posting information online.

What many people are disappointed with is not simply the amount of money spent, but more importantly the trust and love given to influential people (KOLs), famous people.

Previously, the vegetable candy product was a big hit on social media because Quang Linh Vlogs advertised "one candy is equivalent to a plate of vegetables".

Along with Quang Linh Vlogs and Hang Du Muc, Miss Thuy Tien was also "called out" by the online community when she participated in advertising for Kera vegetable candy. Previously, she promoted this product as a convenient, nutritious solution, with many quality certifications, suitable for children and adults.

After that, a consumer posted a video saying that he had brought the vegetable candy product of Miss Thuy Tien in collaboration with Quang Linh Vlogs and Hang Du Muc's company to the National Institute for Quality Measurement for testing. The results showed that 30 pills (equivalent to one box) only had a fiber content of 0.51 grams.

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