Seized more than 2,000 'blind bags' of toxic children's toys

Market Management Force of Hau Giang province has just inspected and seized more than 2,000 "blind bags" of unknown origin at a business store in the area.

Recently, Market Management Team No. 1 - Market Management Department of Hau Giang province has strengthened the supervision of business activities on e-commerce platforms. Through supervision, the Team discovered that TH business household used the Facebook account "THUY HOA" to introduce and post "Blind Bag" products for sale.

After verification, Market Management Team No. 1 conducted a surprise inspection of TH business household (address: Ward I, Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province).

Blind bags of unknown origin are sold openly in many stores.

The inspection team discovered that the facility displayed and sold products exactly as shown on the Facebook account "THUY HOA", with a quantity of over 2,000 "Blind Bag" products of various types. All goods had labels in foreign languages, without invoices or documents proving their origin. Therefore, the team temporarily detained all goods for handling according to legal regulations.

From mystery boxes to tiny packages, the blind bag trend is becoming a global phenomenon. While the blind bag trend is relaxing and entertaining, it also comes with many negative consequences.

To meet the increasing demand of consumers, many manufacturers have taken advantage of this opportunity to produce fake and counterfeit goods of poor quality, causing harm to consumers' health.

Subjects posting advertisements for blind bags on social networks

Market Management Team No. 1 recommends that consumers need to be alert and consider carefully before deciding to buy "blind bags", products that pose many potential health and safety risks to users.

In the coming time, Market Management Team No. 1 will continue to strengthen the management of the area, implement professional measures to organize and monitor businesses with signs of violations in the fields of anti-smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the province.

Popular blind bags today are often plastic toy animals, which are very interesting, cute and cheap. However, fake toy products are often made from recycled plastic, containing phthalates, a substance that increases the flexibility and durability of plastic, which can increase the risk of allergies, male genital deformities, early puberty, etc.

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