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As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the demand for mooncakes is increasing, and where there's demand, there's supply. As the festival draws nearer, both domestically produced and imported mooncakes flood the market. Many of them come in attractive packaging, but consumers are concerned about whether they have been officially licensed for sale by the relevant authorities.
Currently, various authorities, including in Hanoi, have plans to inspect and control the market, addressing administrative violations during the Mid-Autumn Festival. To prevent these smuggled cònectionery and toys from entering the domestic market, thorough inspections at border provinces must also be carried out rigorously.
Recently, Market Management Team No. 22, under the Hanoi Market Management Department, in collaboration with the North Tu Liem District Police, conducted a surprise inspection and confiscated nearly 5,000 mooncakes. All of these mooncakes were being sold at the address No. 9, Thuỵ Phương Ward, North Tu Liem District, but none of them had proper invoices or documents to prove their origin, and they were identified as smuggled goods.
Hanoi Market Management authorities have seized over 4,500 smuggled mooncakes in Đức Thắng Ward, North Tu Liem District.
Deputy Director of the Hanoi Market Management Department, Mr. Tran Viet Hung, emphasized that in order to control and prevent various types of contraband goods, especially mooncakes and Mid-Autumn Festival toys, from entering the domestic market, inspections and controls must be conducted immediately in the provinces and cities along the northern border areas such as Lào Cai, Móng Cái, Lạng Sơn... Recently, Market Management Team No. 1 under the Market Management Department of Lào Cai discovered a shipment containing up to 64,000 products, including toys and children's candies. This underscores the importance of strengthening inspections and preventing smuggling at the border.
The captain of Traffic Management Team No. 1, Lao Cai Province Market Management Bureau, Mr. Nguyen Hoai Nam, has said that in the upcoming period, there is a tendency for illegal activities related to products for the Mid-Autumn Festival to increase. They will continuously inspect and monitor gathering points of goods locally. In the past, they have also handled three cases of transporting food without clear origins and will continue to collaborate with law enforcement, border guards, and customs to prevent such activities.
Mr. Dang Van Ngoc, the Director of the Market Management Bureau in Lang Son province, stated that especially in recent times, the transportation of general food items and Mid-Autumn Festival products, in particular, to consumption provinces through Lang Son, has almost come to a halt. The reason behind this is the strict control over the border crossings by both sides, which makes it practically impossible to engage in smuggling activities. Additionally, the demand from the local population has also become more rational and less dependent on such practices.
The awareness and habits of consumers will determine their choice of products that ensure food safety and have complete origin labels. As for businesses selling goods with unclear origins, they will be subject to administrative penalties as stipulated in Article 17 of Decree 98. This can include a warning or fines ranging from 500,000 VND to 50 million VND, depending on the value of the violated goods. However, before resorting to punitive measures, consumers should always pay attention to checking the origin, ingredients, and components of products to ensure the health and safety of themselves and their loved ones.