Kera vegetable candy contains sweetener but not on the label

Miss Thuy Tien, TikToker Hang Du Muc (3rd and 4th from left) in an advertisement for a vegetable candy that is causing a stir because its fiber content is too low compared to the advertisement - Illustration photo

After a period of attracting attention on social networks, Kera vegetable candy related to Hang Du Muc and Quang Linh Vlogs and Miss Thuy Tien has had test results.

According to information from the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene Control (Ministry of Health) - the unit that received and tested Kera vegetable candy samples sent from authorities in Dak Lak and Ho Chi Minh City.

After receiving the results, the institute sent them back to the locality where the samples were sent and the Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health) for reporting.

On March 20, the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) announced that it had received the test results of the Kera vegetable candy product.

Accordingly, the indicators on protein, sugar, fat, and total energy content are basically consistent with the product's self-declaration.

The Food Safety Department requested the National Institute for Food Safety Control to test some additional substances and safety indicators.

According to the test results of the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene reported to the Department of Food Safety, the indicators of protein, sugar, fat, and total energy content are basically consistent with the self-declaration of the product. The safety indicators of microorganisms, fungi, heavy metals, etc., are all not detected or are within safe limits.

However, the National Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene also discovered that the product contained Sorbitol, a sweetener, at a content of 33.4 g/100 g, but it was not listed on the product label as required.

The Food Safety Department has sent an official dispatch to the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Department and Dak Lak Health Department requesting that violations be handled in accordance with the law.

Kera vegetable candy is produced by Asia Life Joint Stock Company (Dak Lak) according to the order of Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company (CER Group) - headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City.

In early March, a consumer sent a sample of Kera candy for fiber content testing. The test results on March 3 showed that 100g of the product contained only 0.51g of total fiber, equivalent to the amount of fiber in 1/6 of a banana. With a 96g box of 32 candy pieces, each candy piece contained only 16mg of fiber.

Meanwhile, the Kera VietNam fanpage posted information about the test results of Kera vegetable candy, confirming that 100g of candy contains 0.935% fiber, equivalent to about 0.02992g.

The test result of Inulin fiber (a type of soluble fiber) in the candy is 5.8%, equivalent to about 0.1856g.

As reported by Tuoi Tre Online , the Department of Food Safety - Ministry of Health on the afternoon of March 6 said that it had sent a document to the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City and the Department of Health of Dak Lak province to inspect and strictly handle violations related to advertising the food supplement product SUPERGREENS GUMMIES with the name Kera vegetable candy...

The Food Safety Department requested the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to urgently inspect the operations of Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company (located in Ho Chi Minh City) regarding the production, publication, and advertising conditions of Kera vegetable candy products and strictly handle violations (if any) in accordance with the provisions of law, and at the same time announce the inspection results on the mass media.

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