Nghe An: Detecting a store selling poor quality E5 gasoline
(Baonghean.vn) - After taking gasoline samples for testing and getting results, the Inspector of the Department of Science and Technology drew up a record of administrative violations and submitted it to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to fine a business establishment that sold poor quality gasoline more than 200 million VND.
On April 2, the Inspector of the Department of Science and Technology of Nghe An province said that he had completed the procedures and submitted to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to administratively fine Binh Trinh Trading Company Limited more than 200 million VND.
Previously, on the evening of March 18, based on a report, the Department of Science and Technology Inspectorate conducted a surprise inspection of Binh Trinh petrol station, located in Son Tay hamlet, Nghia Son commune, Nghia Dan district.
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| Binh Trinh petrol station - where poor quality E5 RON 92 petrol is sold. Photo: BT |
At the time of inspection, this store was selling 3 types of gasoline, including RON 95, E5 RON 92 and diesel. The inspection team took 3 samples of these gasoline and sent them to the Technical Center for Standards, Metrology and Quality (under the General Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality, Ministry of Science and Technology) for testing.
The test results of the Technical Center for Standards, Measurement and Quality concluded that the E5 RON 92 gasoline sample does not comply with the national technical regulation QCVN 01:2015/BKHCN on gasoline, diesel fuel and biofuel.
Specifically, the ethanol content (bio-alcohol) in E5 RON 92 gasoline was only 1.88%, while the regulation required it to be 4-5% by volume. At the time of inspection, this facility had more than 6,600 liters of unsold E5 RON 92 gasoline.
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| The inspection team took samples of gasoline from this facility. Photo: BT |
On that basis, on March 29, the Inspectorate of the Department of Science and Technology issued a record of administrative violations against Binh Trinh Trading Company Limited for selling E5 RON 92 gasoline that did not meet quality standards, including more than 4,000 liters consumed and more than 2,600 liters of unsold gasoline. At the same time, all of this unsold gasoline was sealed.
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| Owner of a petrol business works with the inspection team. Photo: BT |
Mr. Nguyen Manh Ha - Chief Inspector of the Department of Science and Technology said that there are 4 possibilities that cause poor quality gasoline, such as: Transport units affecting the gasoline source; dirty, poor quality tanks; gas station owners importing smuggled gasoline...
