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Ladies and gentlemen, recently, public
opinion across the country has been 

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shocked by the news of a fake starch milk production line 

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with an extremely large scale of up to
500 billion VND, with 573 different fake 

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powdered milk brands dismantled after 4 years of operation. 

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The target subjects are the elderly,
children, pregnant women and postpartum. 

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This is not just a wake-up call about the situation of trade fraud, 

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but also raise a large number of
questions about the supervisory 

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capacity, language inspection and responsibility of competent authorities 

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in protecting consumer rights. 

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So why could such a serious incident
last for many years without being discovered? 

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Who is responsible and what is the
solution to be able to separate these deadly losses? 

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In the Ca Pha program on Saturday
afternoon, we had a conversation with Mr. Vu Vinh Phu, 

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economic expert, former deputy director
of the Hanoi Department of Commerce, 

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former chairman of the Hanoi Supermarket Association. 

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Thank you for participating in our program today. 

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Hello Linh Trang, welcome to the
audience watching the Doan Dong Newspaper program. 

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Mr. Vu De, the production of fake milk
with a scale of up to 500 billion VND 

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with 573 different fake milk brands was
discovered after 4 years of operation. 

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What does this reflect on the current
situation of domestic market management in our country? 

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I have been a market manager for 20
years, but I have never seen a single 

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case like this. 

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Longing this time, this large number, is
very sinister and criminal. 

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That is the first thing. 

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The second thing is that it is true that
you have the opinion that why why 

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haven't anyone reviewed for 4 years. 

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The regime includes
pre-inspection and post-inspection. 

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So now if I go after the inspection to
manage the market and say no, 

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I am not responsible. 

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And whenever there is a
report, I go check. 

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Ask him if there was food safety for him
to check and then leave it. 

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The local government is no exception. 

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All that he inspected, considering it as
the entire dirty milk market was empty. 

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Thousands of those boxes of milk are in the children's wombs. 

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The people, this is a crime of
reluctance, some experts say this 

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is a crime. 

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From this incident, how do you evaluate
the role and responsibility of the 

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market management force in this incident? 

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In fact, market management is
part of the responsibility. 

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I called the market manager, I had to go to the market. 

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I go when there is a report. 

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So I asked the family to eat at the
state budget but just sat at a paper 

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table to watch the computer. 

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That statement was irresponsible. 

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Manage this market, this economic
police, this locality, this people's 

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eye, this inspector, this trader,
this petty thing. 

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If you love it all the time but sell it
for four years as if it is a loss on the 

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market, no one can accept it. 

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The Ministry of Industry and Trade must review. 

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And in that directive of Prime Minister
Kinh Phu, it is said that, first of all, 

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the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

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Proving that their role is very important. 

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That is the coordination and
responsibility of many sectors. 

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But I consider the Ministry of Industry
and Trade a very heavy industry that is 

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a source of much public opinion. 

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Yes, as he said, this is the
coordination of many different 

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ministries and branches and the views of
relevant units such as the Ministry of 

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Industry and Trade and the Ministry of
Health are not under direct management. 

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In your opinion, is it a manifestation
of congee cultivation and growing 

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responsibility in the state management system? 

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Having been playing with the rocks for
decades, the old man boasted that the 

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old man had to admire the old man. 

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So in the end, who will
cure the infection with dirty milk? 

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And it's not just that milk, right? 

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There are meat, fish, vegetables, and fruits. 

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Thousands of soldiers were born to manage. 

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But doing it must have results. 

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We must answer before we ask. 

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So that is a problem. 

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Another problem is local government. 

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I just said that the village, commune,
and ward all know what they are doing. 

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This term is the assignment of two-level government. 

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Commune with ward, right? 

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So he has to take responsibility. 

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People are too far-fetched in the market. 

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However, the market itself is
loose and unmanaged. 

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Yes, from the perspective of an expert
and the first person to bring the 

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supermarket system to the Vietnamese
market, as someone who is passionate and 

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concerned about the story of Vietnamese
enterprises mastering the domestic 

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market, can you share your perspective
on how counterfeit goods and quality 

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wares can be core to our current distribution system? 

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A box of milk at a supermarket must have
a person with a testing certificate. 

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And during the sales process,
the dịchers have to monitor. 

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Whoever checks the checkpoint as instructed. 

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That is the hole that theápope released
into the intestines to chase 

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this type of milk. 

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And the same goes for the others. 

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Another check is that now is the time
for a revolution in food safety management. 

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And it operates openly in this market. 

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90 provinces, right? 

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4-5 hours as you say. 

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This is clearly a violation of
commercial fraud. 

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I have been fighting cows for a long time. 

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Yes, so what should consumers do to
protect themselves in the face of this? 

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in the context of counterfeit goods
being able to get at the core for many years without being detected? 

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Just find branded, reliable
addresses to buy. 

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Don't believe in advertisements, understand? 

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Those milk labels are printed out,
people don't know all the details, 

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the coverage code is complete. 

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But it was actually the first time. 

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Now it is accumulated, printing even in
floating letters, accumulating so that 

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consumers cannot be smart. 

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All of that is very useless and it
causes great damage to society. 

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For a long time. 

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Yes, the consequences of using fake milk
are not only economic but also affect health 

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when the subjects of use are pregnant
women, the elderly and children. 

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In your opinion, how should the
responsibility of businesses and 

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managers for preventing this situation be viewed? 

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Enterprises must have a construction,
brand, and actual sales of goods and 

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goods of origin, and accept
inspection by competent authorities. 

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And I myself, every day, every month,
have to check myself, check 

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the import-export staff. 

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Because I am at the supermarket, I know
that if I hadn't been managing the 

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import-exporting employee, it would have been coming in every week. 

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If the 5th and 4th sides must
comprehensively solve this problem, it 

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must be solved in coordination with
local inspection agencies, market 

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management agencies, economic agencies,
and coordination between these 

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departments must be strict. 

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Yes, some opinions say that part of the
reason lies in weak post-inspection supervision. 

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Do you have any specific proposals to
improve post-inspection and traceability of products? 

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well, to be honest, the 15th conference must be revised. 

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The 7-year regulation for
post-inspections is good, but only after 

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inspecting some groups of goods. 

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Post-inspection of each lot. 

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Therefore, it was proposed that without
implementation, it was a 

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two-dinged thing for management. 

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Yes, it can be seen that this incident
has seriously damaged consumer confidence 

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So what should we do to restore consumer
confidence in a sustainable way? 

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If we recover, it may be at this time,
first of all, we must strengthen the distribution system. 

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Market, supermarket, then management
right from that manufacturer, that 

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person dispatches that goods, if there
is strict management, it will follow. 

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Now we have to manage by chain, in
theory, in countries like Korea, 

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Japan, manage by chain. 

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There is an assistant address, the name
of the assistant person, who đónges the 

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code, who boxes it, who puts a
stamp to take it away, 

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everyone delivers goods. That's it. This
seems to me to be nothing, chain 

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management is the most civilized. 

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And the second is to build short-term
formula chains, going straight from 

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production to retail. 

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If it reduces the three and four levels,
it will get into the negative. 

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I repeat, there are strict sanctions. In
Singapore, it is sanctions so that they 

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do not dare to do it. 

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So, in the end, what recommendations do
you have for authorities, businesses and 

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consumers to avoid similar vehicle
dumping in the future? 

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I'm sure we have to give the government 

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amending the food safety law 

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must make it tighter, more
responsible, and clearer 

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the important thing is 

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address of who is responsible for
this milk box 

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from production to circulation or import 

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it must be clear 

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so sanctions must be strict 

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afraid of not daring to do 

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Thank you for the very frank sharing 

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Ladies and gentlemen, the extremely
large-scale case of fake milk has just been busted 

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Not only a warning
about degraded business ethics 

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It also shows loopholes in the
supervision and management of competent authorities 

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More than that, consumers need a
transparent market, truly protected, 

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not just on paper 

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And we cannot let incidents
like this continue to happen 

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It seriously affects the economy,
health and social trust 

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The duration of the program has ended 

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Thank you for your attention 

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Now, let's say goodbye and meet again