With the desire for her child to grow taller, Ms. Nguyen Ha An, Chuong Duong Ward, Hoan Kiem District (Hanoi) gave her 4-year-old son milk every day. However, she was very worried because the powdered milk her son drank was a product discovered to be part of a fake milk production line. Although she had only used more than half a box, she was not sure whether her son's health would be affected or whether this type of milk would cause illness for her son or harm his future development.

This is also a common situation for many people today, especially mothers with young children and relatives who accidentally use fake products. According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Anh Xuan, Head of the Pediatrics Department, Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital, as soon as a child is discovered to have used a fake milk product, the first thing to do is to immediately stop using the product, closely monitor the child's health and promptly take the child to a medical facility for examination when there are unusual signs of health.

Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor Nguyen Trong Hung, National Institute of Nutrition, said that depending on the ingredients, fake milk powder can cause harm at many levels. If the nutritional ratio is not up to standard, children will not be provided with all the necessary nutrients. More dangerously, the unsafe production process can cause bacteria and mold to invade, leading to serious problems such as acute diarrhea, poisoning, and even affecting the respiratory system. Therefore, children need to have a general health check-up to ensure safe development.

With the fake milk products that have been announced, users can still check whether they have taken fake milk or not. However, with fake medicine, it is more difficult, because after taking the medicine, many patients will not keep the medicine packaging. Therefore, they are not sure whether they have taken fake medicine or not.

Mr. Luong Van Giang, Ba Dinh District (Hanoi), is very worried about his father's condition. His father has a habit of going to the pharmacy to buy medicine himself whenever he feels tired, has a headache, dizziness or aches in his bones and joints because he is afraid to go to the doctor. After the fake medicine ring was discovered by the authorities, he is not sure if his father took the wrong medicine or not. He is old and weak, and is only afraid that his health will be affected if he takes the wrong medicine.

According to Specialist Doctor II Pham Viet Ha, Director of the Center for Protection and Health Care of Hanoi City Officials, Xanh Pon General Hospital, patients need to closely monitor unusual symptoms such as headaches, nausea, digestive disorders, allergies... and record the progression of symptoms to provide to medical staff. In addition, do not throw away medicine packaging, and visit the hospital for early detection of any health abnormalities, if any.

To avoid buying fake medicine or fake milk, medical experts recommend that when buying, people should check information about the manufacturer, certificates of meeting standards such as GMP, ISO, HACCP, or whether it is licensed by the Ministry of Health or not.

In addition, you can check the barcode, QR code to verify product information. Buy at drug stores, reputable establishments, with brands, should not buy floating products, without origin, origin on social networks.

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