On July 25, the Department of Food Safety ( Ministry of Health ) announced that it had just issued a notice requesting the temporary suspension of circulation of goods with the batch of health protection food product Apiroca-B (batch number 0335001, production date March 26, 2025, expiry date: March 26, 2027) of Apimed Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (Phu Tho ward, Ho Chi Minh City). The product is manufactured by Apimed Pharmaceutical Factory - Branch of Apimed Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company.
"This batch of products has been suspended from sale, circulation and use since July 22," said Mr. Chu Quoc Thinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Food Safety.
Regarding the reason for suspending the above batch of functional foods, Mr. Thinh said that the product quality did not meet the standards, specifically the test results showed that the Vitamin B2 content (Riboflavin sodium phosphate) reached 86.9 mg/tablet.
Previously, at the end of May, the Food Safety Department inspected the implementation of food safety regulations at the Apimed Pharmaceutical Factory. The Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Public Health conducted product sample testing.
At the request of the Department of Food Safety, Apimed Pharmaceutical Factory - Branch of Apimed Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company must take remedial measures within 7 days.
The above goods are only allowed to continue circulating if they have been remedied satisfactorily and have been confirmed by the inspection agency.
On sales channels, health protection food Apiroca-B is introduced as an effervescent tablet, used for adults with low resistance, people who need to supplement vitamins and minerals for the body.
VietnamnetSource: https://baohaiphongplus.vn/ly-do-lo-vien-sui-apiroca-b-bi-bo-y-te-de-nghi-tam-dung-luu-thong-417224.html
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