Former Head of Vietnam’s Food Safety Authority Arrested in Major Fake Supplement Scandal - Vietnam Insider

Referring to many serious cases such as fake milk in Hanoi, fake medicine in Thanh Hoa, fake food in Phu Tho..., the Prime Minister frankly pointed out that it was due to laxity on the part of some agencies and localities.

This issue of General News focuses on some new regulatory developments, including Vietnam's Prime Minister's order to review food safety regulations after the fake milk powder scandal broke out, and Japan's additional documentation requirements for probiotic functional foods.

Former Head of Vietnam’s Food Safety Authority Arrested in Major Fake Supplement Scandal - Vietnam Insider

The arrests are part of an ongoing probe into a massive case involving the production and distribution of hundreds of tons of counterfeit dietary supplements. The post Former Head of Vietnam’s Food Safety Authority Arrested in Major Fake Supplement Scandal appeared first on Vietnam Insider.

(Dan Tri) - According to the Ministry of Public Security, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong and 4 defendants at the Food Safety Department colluded, conspired and received "lobby" money to ignore violations of 2 companies.

Former Director of the Food Safety Department Nguyen Thanh Phong and four others were prosecuted for alleged wrongdoing related to a ring that produced and traded hundreds of tons of fake functional foods.