Miss Thuy Tien's arrest: Tricks of giving laxatives but hiding the announcement
Nguyen Phong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asia Life Joint Stock Company, directed the addition of sorbitol (a laxative) to Kera candy products at a rate of up to 35%, along with many other additives without clearly informing consumers.
Kera candy was identified as fake, more than 135,000 boxes were sold on the market
According to the Ministry of Public Security, after receiving reports about Hang "nomad" group, Quang Linh Vlogs and beauty queen Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien falsely advertising Kera functional candy on social networks, C01 coordinated with relevant units to investigate.
Verification results show that the product Kera Super Greens Gummies, a candy manufactured by Asia Life Joint Stock Company and distributed by Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company, is counterfeit and does not meet the advertised quality.
From December 2024 to March 2025, more than 135,000 boxes of candy were released to the market, seriously affecting consumers.
Police also searched the headquarters of Chi Em Rot Company, seizing more than 24,000 boxes of candy to serve the investigation.
Among the defendants, Nguyen Phong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asia Life Joint Stock Company, was identified as the person behind the production organization and fraudulently directed the raw materials. According to regulations, vegetable powder used for the product must be taken from farms that meet VietGAP standards, but Phong bought cheap powder with a content of only 0.61% to 0.75%, while the declared content was up to 28%.
Notably, Phong also directed the addition of sorbitol, a laxative, to the product at a rate of up to 35%, but did not clearly state it in the ingredients. Many buyers believe that Kera candy helps support natural digestion, but in fact this is the effect caused by sorbitol, not from herbs as advertised.
The remaining defendants are accused of participating in advertising and selling products for profit, without controlling product quality or being transparent with customers. The investigation agency is continuing to expand the case to handle related individuals and organizations according to the law.
Miss Thuy Tien was prosecuted, a series of Asia Life leaders also got into trouble with the law
The Office of the Investigation Police Agency (C01) of the Ministry of Public Security has just officially prosecuted Miss Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien for the act of "deceiving customers", according to Article 198 of the 2015 Penal Code.
Along with Thuy Tien, C01 also prosecuted four more leaders of Asia Life JSC for their involvement in the production of fake food. These people include Nguyen Pham Hong Vy (Director), Pham Thi Diem Trinh (Head of R&D Department), Truong Thi Le (Head of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Department) and Tran Thi Le Thu (Head of Production Department).
According to the investigation agency, all four defendants were accused of violating Clause 3, Article 193 of the 2015 Penal Code. Trinh and Thu were temporarily detained to serve the investigation, while Vy and Le were released on bail because they were raising a young child and were pregnant, with an order prohibiting them from leaving their place of residence.
The prosecution decisions were approved by the People's Procuracy and implemented immediately afterwards. This is the latest development in the case related to Kera vegetable candy, a functional food product that is being investigated for transparency and quality.
