Kera vegetable candy of "Basket Sisters" was found to contain sweetener Sorbitol

In response to information about excessive advertising of the Supergreens Gummies (Kera vegetable candy) supplement product on social platforms, on March 6, the Food Safety Department issued Official Dispatch No. 396/ATTP-PCTTR to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety requesting an urgent inspection of the operations of Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company trading this product in Ho Chi Minh City.

And Official Dispatch No. 398/ATTP-PCTTR sent to Dak Lak Provincial Department of Health urgently directed to inspect compliance with conditions during the production process for Kera vegetable candy products.

The Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health requires strict handling of violations in advertising Kera vegetable candy.

Production of Kera vegetable candy products at Asia Life Joint Stock Company. Delegations from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety and the Dak Lak Department of Health inspected the above facilities and took product samples to send to the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene for testing.

On March 19, the National Institute for Food Safety Control had the initial test results. Accordingly, the indicators of protein, sugar, fat, and total energy content were basically consistent with the product's self-declaration.

The Food Safety Department requested the National Institute for Food Safety Control to test some additional substances and safety indicators.

According to the results of the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene reporting to the Food Safety Department, the indicators of protein, sugar, fat, and total energy content are basically consistent with the product's self-declaration, and the safety indicators of microorganisms, fungi, heavy metals, etc., are all undetected or within safe limits.

However, the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene also discovered that the product contained Sorbitol, a sweetener, at a content of 33.4 g/100 g, but it was not listed on the product label as required.

The Food Safety Department has sent an official dispatch to the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department and Dak Lak Health Department requesting that violations be handled in accordance with regulations.

Previously, the Kera vegetable candy product was advertised by some famous social media accounts, such as Quang Linh Vlogs or Hang Du Muc. The product is a collaboration between Chi em rot Group Corporation and the girl "Ken Rau" (Miss Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien).

Through this, the online community pointed out some signs that this advertising activity may be untrue, "exaggerating" the product's uses and ingredients. In response to strong reactions from public opinion, Thuy Tien deleted the advertisement on her personal page and apologized to the public. Quang Linh Vlogs and Hang Du Muc also made reassuring statements.

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