Telegrams to the Ministers of: Public Security; National Defense; Health; Industry and Trade; Finance; Culture, Sports and Tourism; Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities.

The dispatch stated: Recently, the Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies have continuously discovered and investigated cases of production and trade of fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods on a large scale and over a long period of time, causing public outrage. The Prime Minister has continuously directed in Official Dispatches No. 40/CD-TTg dated April 17, 2025, No. 41/CD-TTg dated April 17, 2025, Official Dispatch No. 3700/VPCP-KGVX dated April 28, 2025 and Notice No. 205/TB-VPCP dated April 28, 2025, assigning specific tasks to ministries, branches and localities to urgently handle the above cases.

In order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of management, promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle the production and trade of fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods, ensuring the safety and interests of the people, the Prime Minister requests the Ministers, Heads of relevant agencies and Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to urgently and drastically implement specific tasks and solutions according to the direction of the Prime Minister in the above documents, focusing on implementing the following key contents:

The Ministry of Public Security shall speed up the investigation of discovered cases and incidents; coordinate with relevant agencies to promptly handle them in accordance with the law; direct local police to continue to monitor the situation, promptly detect, prevent and not miss any violations and handle violations of the law related to the production and trade of fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods.

The Ministry of Health shall strengthen inspection of compliance with legal regulations on pharmaceuticals and food safety, and at the same time pay attention to strengthening state management of cosmetics, preventing violations. Closely coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in investigating and handling cases of production and trade of fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods; at the same time, closely coordinate with ministries, branches and localities to urgently review problems and inadequacies in legal regulations to promptly amend and supplement according to authority or propose and recommend competent authorities to amend and supplement issues beyond authority.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of National Defense, according to their functions, tasks, and authority, shall coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies, and localities to strengthen the activities of the National Steering Committee 389; step up inspection and supervision of circulation and distribution activities at retail channels, agents, and e-commerce platforms, etc., promptly detect, prevent, and strictly handle the production and trade of counterfeit goods, and resolutely implement tasks and solutions to combat smuggling, trade fraud, production, and trading of counterfeit and poor-quality goods, especially counterfeit medicines, fake milk, and fake health foods; and closely coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in investigating and handling cases of counterfeit production and trade.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinates with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Health and relevant agencies in reviewing and handling violations in advertising activities in the press, on the internet, on social networking platforms, on publications related to cases of production and trade of fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods according to the provisions of law; strengthen inspection activities on compliance with legal regulations on advertising, especially advertising of goods on medicines, milk and health protection foods, promptly prevent and strictly handle violations.

5. The People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall direct competent agencies to organize peak periods of general inspection and examination of compliance with the law on pharmaceuticals and food safety for establishments trading in medicines and health protection foods in the area and strictly handle violations according to regulations; inspect and handle the advertising and trading of medicines and health protection foods on the internet; promptly review and recall fake medicines, fake milk and fake health protection foods that have been discovered in the area, to promptly prevent and minimize harm to the people.

6. Ministries, agencies and localities, according to their functions, tasks and authority, shall strengthen measures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of pharmaceutical management, food safety and management of advertising and trading of medicines and health protection foods; promptly report and propose to competent authorities on issues beyond their authority./.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/ra-soat-xu-ly-cac-sai-pham-trong-hoat-dong-quang-cao-quang-cao-thuoc-chua-benh-sua-va-thuc-pham-bao-ve-suc-khoe-20250505082014844.htm