Las dominican authorities They seized more than 78,000 products valued at 37 million pesos during four simultaneous raids on commercial establishments Asians from Bonao, where they detected expired merchandise, items without health registration and products that did not comply with labeling standards.
The operations were carried out by the Ministry of IndustryCommerce and MSMEs (MICM), the Specialized Body for the Control of Trade in Goods (Ceccom) and the General Directorate of Medicines, Food and Health Products (Mapped), with the participation of Public Ministry.
Among the seized goods are imported drinks, sexual stimulantsitems for personal use and other products whose marketing did not comply with the sanitary provisions current.
The establishments intervened were Victoria Squarein the municipal district Juma Bejucal; Summer Store and Las Hortensias Supermarket, in the center of Bonao; and Mei, located in the Las Hortensias Avenue.
Offensive against irregularities
The raids come amid a series of inspection operations and closing of commercial establishments of chinese capital undertaken by different State institutions.
In recent weeks, authorities have intervened in businesses and industrial establishments for alleged violations of the rules construction, lack of permits, health breaches and other irregularities.
Recent cases include the closure of a cardboard factory that operated without the corresponding authorizations and maintained fuel storage facilities questioned by the authorities.
The inspections have also highlighted problems related to the compliance with tax obligationsthe security of the facilities and the conditions of marketing of merchandise.
The succession of interventions reflects a tightening of the official supervision on establishments that operate outside the dominican regulationsalthough the violations detected correspond to particular situations that must be determined individually.
Sanitary violations
In the case of Bonao, the MICM explained that the product marketing expired, without health registration or without mandatory labeling constitutes a violation of the Ley 42-01General of Health, and of the Ley 17-19on Eradication of Illicit Trade, Smuggling and Counterfeiting of Regulated Products.
- The raids were coordinated by the Illegals Table and executed by intelligence units of the Ceccomwith the support of its regional units and technical personnel Mapped.
- Participating in the performances were prosecutors Ramón Guerrero Pérez, Juan Ramón Beato Vallejo, Diana Fabian and Jonathan Castillo.
Las confiscated goods They were transferred to the facilities of the Ceccomwhile the Public Ministry continues the corresponding judicial procedures.
The institutions warned that the marketing of illegal goods representa health risks of consumers, harms tax revenues and generates unfair competition against establishments that comply with legal provisions.
He MICM and the Ceccom announced that they will maintain the inspection operations and confiscation throughout the national territory, as part of the actions against illicit trade, smuggling and counterfeiting of regulated products.
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