Nghe An: Destroyed nearly 100 poor quality, smuggled and counterfeit goods
(Baonghean.vn) - On November 10, in Vinh city, Nghe An Market Management Department destroyed a large quantity of smuggled, counterfeit, poor quality goods and goods violating intellectual property rights worth more than 922 million VND. The destruction ceremony was witnessed by the following authorities: Department of Finance, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Health...
Of which, cigarettes were worth nearly 264 million VND, other destroyed goods were worth nearly 659 million VND. The most destroyed items were Hero, 555, Zet. Esse... smuggled cigarettes with nearly 9,000 packs; more than 4,000 smuggled children's toys without conformity marks; smuggled alcohol, cosmetics, fireworks; more than 700kg of pickled apples, apple juice, hundreds of fried dough sticks, fried noodles, sunflower seeds, rice cakes of unknown origin...
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| Nearly 100 items with a total value of 922 million VND were destroyed this time. |
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| Hundreds of kilograms of pickled apples and pressed grapes of unknown origin |
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| Smuggled shampoo, hair conditioner, hair dye. |
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| And hundreds of children's toys of unknown origin. |
These are poor quality products, products of unknown origin, counterfeit goods, and smuggled goods that were recovered by teams of the provincial Market Management Department in 2016.
Poor quality goods, smuggled goods, and counterfeit goods are destroyed by burning or crushing; the rest are destroyed by burial.
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| Destroy smuggled alcohol. |
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| Nearly 90,000 pairs of disposable bamboo chopsticks of unknown origin were destroyed. |
Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Deputy Head of the Market Management Department said: Recently, the Market Management Department has inspected and handled many counterfeit products, banned goods, poor quality goods, goods of unknown origin such as fireworks of all kinds, cosmetics, cigarettes of all kinds, foreign cigarettes, smuggled foreign alcohol, confectionery, functional foods, smuggled children's toys, expired food and soft drinks.
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| Smuggled cigarettes are destroyed by burning them with gasoline. |
Previously, the destruction was centralized at the Market Management Department, but now according to the regulations on handling administrative violations, when counterfeit, fake, or smuggled goods are discovered, the owner must destroy them on the spot under the witness of the authorities. Therefore, during the year, many goods were destroyed by inspection teams right at the scene. Ownerless goods are brought to the Market Management Department for processing, so the number of goods destroyed at the Market Management Department is more limited.
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| Destroying counterfeit and smuggled goods is one of the activities to create conditions for production development and protect consumer rights. |
Destroying counterfeit goods is an activity that contributes to stabilizing the market situation, creating conditions for production development, and protecting consumer rights. From now until the end of the year, the Department will continue to inspect business and production establishments in the province to detect and promptly handle any violations, in order to ensure the quality of goods for people to shop for Tet.
Thu Huyen
