Bangkok, The Office of the Consumer Protection Board joins hands with the FDA and Immigration Bureau to arrest a company selling products that do not have the FDA. While 2 Inful Chinese are live selling Pretending to be made in Thailand Tricking Chinese people Found a lot of victims Accelerate the expansion of the network
Mrs. Puangpetch Chunlead, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, assigned Pol. Col. Prateep Charoenkal, Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB), Pol. Lt. Gen. Itthiphon. Itthisanronnachai Commander of the Immigration Bureau (Commander of the Immigration Bureau) assigned Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart, Deputy Commander of the Immigration Bureau, and female pharmacist Supattra Bunserm, an expert in standards. Public health products Sent forces to inspect Sai Samon Inter Group Company in the Bangna area along the outbound motorway road. Located within a village, it was found that the company was registered as a juristic person. Business se
lling Import and export pillows, mattresses, women’s underwear and all kinds of appliances made from rubber and synthetic fibers.
Pol. Col. Prateep said that the Office of the Consumer Protection Board has received complaints from consumers that a group of Chinese people are using this company’s premises to live-stream and sell products that are not up to standard. Especially famous cosmetic brands such as Jovisse, Jimsiga that have not been registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), falsely claiming that some products are manufactured in Thailand. But the fact may be that the product is made in China. Therefore, we coordinate with the Immigration Bureau and the FDA to investigate.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana announced that from the inspection of the said company It was found that there were 17 foreigners in the said company. It was found that 1 man and 1 woman were doing a live broadcast selling products. So he took control. Initially, the fault of the person who was doing the live broadcast was
found. It is considered the work of a foreigner who has not asked for permission. As for the other 15 foreigners, they must be checked to see if they have committed any other crimes. An investigation of the live broadcast selling merchandise found that they are Chinese influencers with over 13 million followers, so further investigation is required. Whether they have committed an offense or whether there is another network involved or not
As for China’s visa-free policy, does it create a loophole for Chinese people to commit crimes? Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana said the visa-free policy is a good thing that will bring more Chinese tourists into Thailand. Help stimulate the economy travel But the Immigration Bureau is already checking. By creating an application that is easy to check I believe that this is not a problem.
Pharmacist Suphat said that the FDA found herbal and cosmetic products that were popular among Chinese people. The FDA will inspect whether these products are actually produced in Thailand or no
t. While some products could not be found with labels in Thai. Therefore it is likely to be produced from abroad. Initially, there was a clear mistake. Ready to deliver to the public If you are wondering whether the product has been registered with the FDA or not. Can be checked on the FDA website. By entering the notification number specified on the side of the product or inquiring via hotline 1556.
For the preliminary investigation, the following offenses were found: Selling products of poor quality that has not been permitted, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years, fine not exceeding 300,000 baht; Selling products of poor quality. Not having a recipe registration means imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, a fine not exceeding 100,000 baht, selling cosmetics without registration, a fine not exceeding 20,000 baht, and selling cosmetics without a Thai language label. There is a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 1 month and a fine of 10,000 baht.
Reporters reported that From the internal inspection of the sai
d company In addition to finding many products that were not of good quality Not registered with the FDA. And there was no label in Thai. The owner of the company was also found to have photos with many famous politicians.
Source: Thai News Agency