Inspection on 6 groups of key commodities on Tet holiday focused

The provincial market control force destroys smuggled tobacco.

With the goal of market stability, the provincial market control bureau mapped out plans on market inspection in combination with legal dissemination on commerce for business households and consumers in a bid to stabilize market, protect consumers’ rights and benefits on the coming Tet holiday 2015. Tran Van Tung, vice head of the provincial market control bureau said.

As usual, people’s demand on shopping will increase strongly in the year-end. However, production and business in this year remain difficulties and decrease on rubber latex’s price impacts badly on laborers. Despite abundant commodities on the market, purchasing power remains low. However, on forecast of production and business situation, transport on goods will increase in the coming days.

Besides, taking advantage of high demand on goods on Tet holiday, wrongdoers often mix fake goods with real products to cheat consumers. Therefore, market stability on Tet holiday is always paid much attention by all level agencies and sectors.

Which products will be controlled and managed on Tet holiday, sir?

In Nov. 2014, the provincial People’s Committee issued plan on fighting against smuggling, trade fraud and fake products in the year-end of 2014 and Tet holiday 2015. Implementing this plan, we issue 2 plans on fighting trade fraud and fake products as well as strengthening inspection on food safety in the year-end.

These two plans were quickly launched for market control teams for urgent implementation. Key products of these inspections include foreign wine, tobacco, sugar, confectionery, farm produce, poultry, cattle, vegetable, fruit, clothes and more.

As for food safety and hygiene, we will focus on checking supermarkets, traditional markets, food production workshops with items of fresh and processed products, vegetable, fruit, poultry and cattle and so on.

In addition, we will attach work on fighting trade fraud and fake products to goods speculation and more.

What will market control teams do to stabilize market, sir?

In general, in order to stabilize market on the coming Tet holiday, the bureau mobilizes public servants to focus on inspecting food safety and hygiene, disseminating laws for producers and consumers.

Moreover, the bureau also publicizes information on violators triggering bad impacts to mobilize people to join in the war fighting against trade fraud and fake products.

Reported by T.HONG – Translated by A.C