The Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office and three other departments jointly issued typical cases to warn consumers about the rehabilitation of food and drug safety

Original title: The Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office and three other departments jointly issued typical cases to warn consumers about the safety of food and drugs.

CCTV, Beijing, February 19 (Reporter Ying Sun) According to China Central Radio and Television Voice of China “News Evening Peak”, people depend on food as their paradise. “Safety on the tip of the tongue” and food and drug safety is directly related to the health and safety of each of us. On the 19th, the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office, the State Administration for Supervision and Administration of Markets and the State Administration of Medicines jointly issued typical cases of special actions to implement the “four strictest requirements” of food and pharmaceutical safety.

Among them, one case is the Chenzhou “big head doll” incident that has attracted a lot of attention before. Some chain stores in Yongxing County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province declared that “Bexamin is suitable for babies with allergies.” In fact, the protein and nutrient content of “Bexamin” is much lower than powdered infant formula milk and for special medical purposes. In the case of prepared foods, some parents reported that the children were malnourished after consumption, and even exhibited the characteristics of “big-headed doll”. Finally, the prosecution body filed a public interest lawsuit to rectify the hidden food safety dangers of infant formulas.

“Benmin” Deep Hydrolyzed Protein Lactose Free Powdered Formula is a solid protein drink produced by Tianjin Deheng Technology Co., Ltd. on behalf of Hunan Vileco Health Co., Ltd. It is not milk powder at all, and its protein and nutrient content is much lower than that of infants Powdered infant milk and foods prepared for special medical purposes. From December 1, 2017 to August 14, 2019, “Xu Yingfang” and “Mummy Xingfang” solid protein purchased “Belamine” solid protein chain stores in Yongxing County, Hunan Province. from Hunan Villeroy & Boch Trading Company 1086 beverage cans.

Li Lingyan, Prosecutor of the Yongxing County People’s Prosecutor’s Office, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, said: “These chain store operators know that babies and young children who consume powdered milk for special medical purposes must clearly indicate the category and applicable persons of food prepared for special medical use. Buying guides exaggerated the effectiveness of face-to-face sales and other methods, stating to the public that “ammonia-sensitive powdered milk is suitable for babies with allergies”, misleading parents to buy and feed them as Special powdered milk for babies with allergies “.

Parents of infants and toddlers reported that their children were malnourished after eating solid “Bacteramine” protein drinks, with some even displaying the “big-headed doll” characteristics. In May 2020, the Hunan Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office and the Hunan Provincial Prosecutor’s Office handed over the clues to the Yongxing County Prosecutor’s Office level by level, brought a case for the failure of the Yongxing County Market Supervision Administration in the performance of their functions in accordance with the law, and issued a pre-recommendations for litigation prosecution. “It is recommended to investigate and sanction the illegal sales of ‘baby shop’ and ‘mommy’s baby shop’ in accordance with the law, fully perform the supervision and management functions in accordance with the law, carry out special rectification actions and monitor the The commercial activities of baby milk powder operators in the jurisdiction in accordance with the law to ensure the market The transaction is legal and orderly, “said Li Lingyan.

After receiving the suggestion from the prosecution, the Yongxing County Market Supervision Administration fined the operator a maximum of 2 million yuan and transferred the alleged false propaganda to the corresponding market supervision and management department for the alleged violation of false propaganda. For 63 consumers involved in the “Bexamine” complaint, the commercial operator paid compensation according to the standard of “refund one by three”, and the compensation was 1029940.58 RMB. Yongxing County has conducted a month-long investigation and remediation of specialty foods, solid drinks and other foods. Xu Quanbing, Deputy Director of the 8th Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office, discussed the typical meaning of this case and noted: “This public interest litigation promotes special investigation and rectification by the Yongxing County Market Supervision Administration, and gives an account of the case management of ‘handling one case, warning another and educating society’ Effect. In response to the universality and regularity of special foods such as maternity and breastfeeding, special powdered milk for medical use, and elderly health products found in the case handling, the Hunan Provincial Prosecutor’s Office organized the development of drinks solid, tablet candies, substitute tea and other areas of food safety Special activities for inspections of public interest litigation, from production and processing at source to intermediate wholesale operation and sale of consumer terminals. , carry out full-process, comprehensive and full-chain public welfare oversight to promote comprehensive rectification of specialty foods. “

The coverage of typical cases issued jointly by the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office, the State Administration for Market Supervision and the State Food and Drug Administration is very broad and shocking, and it also warns consumers to pay attention to food safety. and medications at any time. Meat products from epidemic areas abroad, slimming coffee and healthy foods with prohibited substances, “skins made with poisons”, “fake roast ducks”, cooked foods with modified production dates … There are also ordering platforms in line that do not perform tariff audits, black workshops produce and sell counterfeit drugs, and pharmacies It is seen that special actions are very necessary for the sale of expired and inferior drugs What is the effect?

From September 2019 to December 2020, the Supreme People’s Court, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Food and Drug Administration jointly launched a special action to implement the “four strictest requirements” for food safety and the drugs. According to preliminary statistics, during the special operation, the national market supervision department investigated and handled 284,800 cases related to food safety violations, and a fine of 2.725 million yuan was imposed. Yan Jun, Director of the Market Supervision General Administration Law Enforcement Inspection Office, said: “The market supervision department and the prosecution bodies strengthen the supervision of the filing of cases, effectively promote the solving problems such as the freezing of cases, the non-compliance of cases and the use of fines instead of sanctions, and the promotion of administrative enforcement and criminal justice. Effective implementation “.

Speaking of the harm of such cases, Yan Jun gave an example: “Without obtaining the relevant production license qualifications, Sun and others used different packaging to produce health food in small workshops, adding ingredients from Western medicine at will, and the volume sales reached 1,400. Several boxes have seriously disrupted the order of the health food market and put consumers’ health at risk. We also pay attention to guiding consumers to establish the concept of healthy consumption and safe consumption. Administrative law enforcement agencies should also strengthen supervision and regulate the order of the healthy food market.

During the special action, the drug regulatory authority investigated and handled 107,700 illegal cases in the field of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices, and was fined 1.84 billion yuan. Wu Liya, deputy director of the Department of Policy and Regulation of the State Administration of Medicines, said: Fight chaos, organize and carry out special rectifications such as decoction pieces of traditional Chinese medicine, online medicine sales, medical equipment ‘cleaning ‘network’, cosmetics ‘online networks, offline cleaning source’ and other special rectifications to protect people’s online consumption safety. . “

Wu Liya reminded the general public to pay attention to drug safety, buy drugs in formal channels, and check whether the packaging and quality of drugs are abnormal. He gave an example: “In the case of Li Moumou and others in Anhui province who produced and sold counterfeit drugs, Li Moumou and others produced ‘fake benazepril hydrochloride tablets and aspirin enteric-coated tablets’ in the black workshop and They were sold in many places. The total amount of production and sales is more than 3 million yuan, which directly endangers the life and health of patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and causes great social harm. “

During the special operation, the prosecutor approved the arrest of 7,298 people for drug and food safety crimes and the prosecution of 17,066 people. Zheng Xinjian, Director of the Fourth Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office, said, “We will continue to strictly adhere to the basic principles of food and drug safety, maintain unremitting efforts to end crimes that endanger the safety of food and medicine, we will pay close attention to investigations and case management, and improvement of the governance system, which in fact will improve people’s sense of happiness, security ”.Return to Sohu to see more