Don’t advertise… dose In addition to participating in advertising on the mass media, some artists and celebrities also introduce products through livestreams on social networks. In addition to food supplements, they also accept advertisements for many products related to cosmetics, virtual currency… Recently, the public has been very upset with the fact that some artists have participated in advertising and hyped the public. Shioka effervescent tablets claim that the product can “dissolve fibroids, cysts”. After being criticized, some people had to apologize or silently delete promotional videos on their personal social networking sites. On the website of the Food Safety Department at vfa.gov.vn, people are constantly warned not to buy or use food products advertised in violation of the law, including Shioka effervescent tablets. as above. Recently, the Food Safety Department has sanctioned 3 violating companies (with addresses in Hanoi), specifically: Sanctioning Locifa Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 162 million VND; Gob International Hi-Tech Joint Stock Company 150 million VND; Phamaco International Trading Company Limited 60 million VND. The violation committed by all three companies is to advertise misleading health food products that act as medicines. Assessing this situation, Assoc. Prof, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Director of the Food Safety Department said: “Violations on advertising of dietary supplements are increasingly complicated even though we regularly check and handle them. The inspection and handling of infringing advertisements on the internet and social networks face many difficulties and take a long time. People need to raise their vigilance, when they have an illness, they should go to the hospital for early examination and treatment, do not arbitrarily buy drugs or floating advertising food products.” Lawyer Dang Van Cuong, Chief of the Law Office of Chinh Phap, Hanoi Bar Association said: “It is very normal for artists and celebrities to sign advertising contracts for brands and businesses to help them. have additional legitimate income. However, when participating in advertising, artists must be responsible and carefully study the legal regulations in order to advertise properly and bring positive effects. If an artist or celebrity accidentally or intentionally violates the provisions of the Law on Advertising, advertises prohibited products, goods or services, or performs prohibited acts in advertising or advertising without knowing If you clearly understand the use and value of the product, falsely advertise, etc., it will have very bad consequences for society and lose your reputation, and even be held responsible before the law.” Strictly handle violations Regarding this issue, recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Official Letter No. 1854/BVHTTDL-NTBD requesting localities to step up the propaganda, dissemination and education of the sense of law observance. the law on performing arts, advertising, and cyber security to organizations and individuals engaged in cultural and artistic activities. Strengthen inspection and examination, promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle organizations and individuals that violate the provisions of Decree No. 144/2020/ND-CP dated December 14- 2020 of the Government regulations on performing arts activities, the law on advertising and other relevant legal regulations… Lawyer Nguyen Van Thang, Hanoi Bar Association analyzed, according to the provisions of point a, clause 1, Article 10 of the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights, the act of advertising products is not verified for origin. The actual use and exaggeration of the product’s use of some artists in the past time can be considered as aiding and accompaniment to businesses providing products and services when “deceiving or confusing consumers”. through advertising”. This is prohibited behavior and should be strictly punished according to the regulations. If the violator has been administratively handled but still repeats the offense, he will be criminally handled. If the person providing the product or service is prosecuted for criminal liability, it is likely that the artists participating in the promotion and introduction will also be jointly responsible. “According to Article 8, the Law on Advertising 2012 (amended in 2018), the act of advertising improperly about the quality and utility of products and goods is strictly prohibited. Violators can be sanctioned for administrative violations, if this act causes harm to health and life, consumers can sue the manufacturer together with the person who has false advertising to prevent that. claim for damages. In addition, Article 197 of the Criminal Code Consolidation Document also clearly stipulates that anyone who falsely advertises goods or services has been administratively sanctioned for this act or has been convicted of a criminal offense. If this crime has not been remitted but still commits it, the offenders shall be subject to a fine of between VND 10 million and VND 100 million or non-custodial reform for up to 3 years. Offenders may also be fined from VND 5 million to VND 50 million, banned from practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for 1 to 5 years,” added lawyer Nguyen Van Thang. Talking to reporters, lawyer Le Van Len, Director of Capital Law Firm, Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association said: “The law on advertising still reveals many shortcomings and limitations, especially before the development of the law. development of the internet and social networks as well as influencer marketing (using influencers to advertise products and services). Therefore, along with strictly handling violators according to current regulations to deter and prevent, we must also continue to improve the provisions of the law on advertising to keep up with the development of the Internet. society”.

Among them, there are many artists promoting products that they have never used themselves. And only after being discovered and exposed in front of the public, did the artist officially have an apology with explanations for his own wrong. Artist Quyen Linh, who used to advertise, claims that the product he is introducing is 70 times better than normal curcumin – the function is not listed in the advertising certificate issued by the Food Safety Authority. , expressed regret: “The recent advertising incident is a profound lesson for me after more than 20 years of doing art. I apologize to the audience for my lack of restraint. This is a lesson for me to learn from. I have never advertised a product that is not from a clear source.” Or recently, People’s Artist Hong Van posted on his personal Facebook page an apology to the audience for advertising low-quality products: “Van would like to bow her head to apologize for failing to check the credibility and method of sales of the product advertised. As an artist who receives a lot of love and support and trust from the public. Van deeply regrets not being fully aware of his responsibilities. Van apologizes for acting recklessly.” Along with that are the explanations: “Before receiving the advertisement, Van reviewed the business license and qualified product certificate from the Health Department. However, the promotional video makes consumers misunderstand about drugs and functional foods, making the audience angry. Not only Quyen Linh and Hong Van, but in fact, many other artists have also been accused of false advertising but have remained silent so far. Surely people still can’t forget the “11 billion dong of fake cosmetics” case from a distribution company that happened in 2017. Many artists were condemned by netizens for abetting fraud and taking advantage of trust. fan love. And there are many other controversies of the artist world related to the introduction of poor quality products that took place in the past but not a single artist was dealt with. It is the lack of strict handling that has led to the current state of rampant advertising, out of control. It is normal for artists to sign advertising contracts with brands and businesses to advertise products, goods and services. It is a legitimate and legitimate source of income for artists. However, participating in the advertising market, artists need to learn the legal regulations. When an artist falsely advertises and deceives consumers, it is a wrongdoing, violating the law because of the risk of adverse effects on health, life and economic damage to those who have trust them. Artists must also be equal before the law like other citizens. This means that it must be handled in accordance with current law. With the public apology of some artists, it partly received sympathy from the public. But many people think that it is necessary to punish in accordance with the law to be a deterrent. Because the products that artists advertise falsely are things that directly affect human health that can be dangerous at any time. It’s not that the artist who made a mistake is allowed to let it go after publicly apologizing. According to Article 50, Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP of the Government, effective from June 1, violations of regulations on drug advertising can be fined up to 40 million VND. Even the violator may be prosecuted for penal liability, if causing damage must pay compensation according to the provisions of law. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has also asked leaders of agencies managing artists and actors (public and non-public) to strengthen the dissemination of legal regulations and orientations for the contingent of artists and actors. belonging to the unit to raise awareness, responsibility and reputation of themselves to the community and society; have regulations on management and handling of responsibility for cases of violations. Public opinion is still waiting for the results of inspection and handling by relevant authorities for acts showing signs of taking advantage of fame to deceive, abetting the bad guys to deceive consumers, avoiding the situation. “beat the drums with the drumsticks”.

During summer days, pickled dishes are eaten by many people with rice or processed with other foods such as shrimp, meat, fish … to create many other delicious dishes. However, be careful when using pickles because it can cause poisoning for people to eat Experts recommend eating melons only when they turn bright yellow, medium sour, crunchy and fragrant. Avoid eating pickles while still green, with a pungent taste, so melons are easy to contain many nitrosamines that are harmful to health. Users should also avoid using pickles that have been aged for too long, have appeared scum or residue on the surface … to not be poisoned. In addition, proper storage of pickles will help limit the risk of food poisoning. Accordingly, if the leftovers of pickles should not be put back into the jar because they easily damage the available melons, also need to use a clean spoon to pick up the melon, cover the jar and should be stored in the refrigerator’s cooler … During the summer trips, most families are eager to be able to enjoy grilled oysters, greasy raw oysters … However, be wary because the dish can cause food poisoning. Because oysters are susceptible to Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus from the water they live in. So if not processed properly, enjoyers may experience symptoms of poisoning such as diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain … People with liver disease, diabetes, cancer, stomach disorders or any other disease that affects the immune system … ingesting contaminated oysters can be life-threatening. In the summer, jellyfish are widely used by people to process a number of dishes such as salad, jellyfish salad, hot pot, soup, jellyfish vermicelli … However, raw jellyfish contain many toxins, so if not processed properly. way will be toxic to the user To prevent summer food poisoning caused by sea jellyfish, the Department of Food Safety recommends that people do not use fresh (unprocessed) sea jellyfish as food, raw salad, especially do not use jellyfish ( processed jellyfish) as baby food Only use properly processed jellyfish, according to the Food Safety Bureau. The process of processing fresh jellyfish must be soaked 3 times in salt and alum water, when the jellyfish meat turns light red or light yellow, it can be used for food processing. Bean sprouts with cool properties are used quite a lot in the summer for cooking However, the beans need warm and humid conditions to grow, which are also ideal conditions for the growth of bacteria, including Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli … Even home-grown bean sprouts that are in good hygienic conditions can become contaminated because the seeds have become contaminated. So we should preliminarily process bean sprouts instead of just rinsing and eating them raw Milk and dairy products contain Lactobacillus bacteria. When the temperature is hot, the bacteria multiply faster and cause the milk to spoil Using spoiled milk and dairy products, consumers may experience symptoms such as diarrhea, gastrointestinal disturbances …