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Vietnam traditional medicine regulation and enforcement

Overview

Vietnamese health authorities have initiated actions against the sale of unregistered and fraudulent traditional medicines, specifically targeting the product ‘An cung nguu hoang hoan’.

Initially, the Vietnam Food Administration requested that the e-commerce platform Shopee review and potentially remove a specific version of the product advertised for stroke prevention and various neurological conditions, noting that no registration certificate had been issued for the item.

Following these findings, the Hanoi Department of Health intensified inspections regarding the circulation and advertising of traditional medicines. This escalation follows reports of counterfeit drug networks. Authorities are now coordinating with police and market management agencies to combat smuggling and commercial fraud, while increasing the monitoring of social media advertisements that use false claims, such as labeling products as ‘miracle drugs for stroke prevention’.

Entities

Ministry of Health · An cung nguu hoang hoan · Vietnam Food Administration · Vietnam Ministry of Health · Shopee

Timeline

  1. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Hanoi authorities intensify inspections of traditional medicines

    Hanoi health authorities are intensifying inspections of traditional medicines, specifically targeting counterfeit 'An cung nguu hoang hoan' and fraudulent social media advertisements.

  2. [HEALTH] 7 sources
    Vietnam Ministry of Health orders Shopee to remove unregistered functional food

    Vietnam's Ministry of Health has ordered Shopee to stop selling and remove 'An cung nguu hoang hoan' functional food products that lack required registration certificates.

Sources

afamily.vn · baogialai.com.vn · baolaocai.vn · cafebiz.vn · giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn · tuoitre.vn · vtv.vn