The Ministry of Industry and Trade warns that many imported candies are dangerous to use

Accordingly, XZL Milk Fruit Jelly School Bag warned by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) due to the risk of physical suffocation when used.

Currently, the manufacturer of this product, Interdragon International Trading Co., Ltd and Assia Oriental Market Co., Ltd. have warned of a recall of XZL Milk Fruit Jelly School Bags containing the food additive Carrageenan (XZL Milk Fruit Jelly School Bags). INS 407), Sodium Alginate (INS 401) and Konjac (INS 425).

Previously, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also issued Official Letter No. 1887/BCT-TTTN to the Vietnam Retailers Association, Vietnam Market Development Association and food distribution businesses about the supply of information believe that food products are not safe.

The official dispatch stated that following warnings from a number of international food safety management agencies and Ferrero Company, Some Kinder brand chocolate candy products of Ferrero Company made in Belgium potentially infected with Salmonella spp. This product is currently being recalled by the manufacturer.

Based on their assigned functions and tasks, the Ministry of Industry and Trade requests the units to cooperate in providing the above information to suppliers, traders and distributors of food products that do not ensure food safety according to regulations. defined in Article 55 of the Law on Food Safety and do not sell such products until there is a new notice from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Also related to this issue, on April 12, the Department of Science and Technology (Ministry of Industry and Trade) issued Official Letter No. 194/KHCN-ATTP requesting the Domestic Market Department to coordinate and notify business units. Relevant businesses (supermarkets, wholesalers, retailers…) information to suppliers of food products that do not ensure food safety in the attached appendix for recall according to the provisions of Article 55 of the Law on Food Safety food safety and do not sell those products until there is a new notice from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Earlier, as soon as it was reported that Ferrero Confectionery Group was recalling some batches of Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs in the UK market due to suspicions that this product was contaminated with Samonella spp., the Ministry of Industry and Trade directed the network. a network of state inspection agencies on food safety to review, inspect and report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade similar products imported to Vietnam with the same name, production date and expiry date as stated in food safety incidents mentioned above.

To comply with the provisions of the Law on Food Safety, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has requested functional units to take samples to test Samonella spp for Ferrero’s products being circulated on the Vietnamese market. Nam, pay special attention to the above products.

According to Nguyen Tham