Text, photo/ Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Zhang Luyao
Correspondent Yue Gongxuan
Cantonese-style mooncakes are widely loved by Guangdong people, and as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau Food and Drug Ring Investigation Detachment has found that there are lawbreakers in Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and other places who produce and sell counterfeit well-known brand mooncakes through online platforms.
The police investigation found that a number of criminal gangs led by Li Moumou and others purchased a large number of raw materials for counterfeit brand mooncakes, processed and packaged them into finished product sets, recruited the next family through the e-commerce platform, and then relied on express logistics channels to sell for illegal benefits.
The Provincial Public Security Department attaches great importance to this case and organizes the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Organ to set up a special case team to carry out investigation and handling work. From September 7 to 11, under the organization and coordination of the Provincial Public Security Department, the Food and Drug Ring Investigation Detachment of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau dispatched more than 70 police personnel to carry out multiple waves of network collection operations in Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and other places to carry out multiple waves of network collection operations in guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and other places to carry out multiple waves of network collection operations against the "9.08" extraordinarily large production and sale of counterfeit well-known brand mooncakes, destroying 8 production and sales dens, smashing 5 criminal gangs, and arresting 36 suspects. Among them, 18 people were criminally detained, more than 20,000 finished products of counterfeit well-known brands of mooncakes were seized, a large number of semi-finished products, logos, packaging materials and production equipment were seized, the value of the goods on the spot was 700,000 yuan, and the total amount involved in the case exceeded 50 million yuan.
The police officer handling the case told reporters that the counterfeit mooncakes seized by the police are mainly Cantonese-style mooncakes, mainly involving quicksand, egg yolks and other flavors that Cantonese people like, and counterfeit brands are mainly some well-known mooncake brands in Hong Kong that are more popular in Guangdong and more popular in Guangdong.
In terms of price, the sales price of these counterfeit mooncakes is about 1/3 of the genuine one. According to the police handling the case, the criminal gang mainly uses the online e-commerce platform to attract those customers who need wholesale.
In terms of sales, there are individual wholesale customers who may give away the purchased mooncakes as gifts in a private manner. At present, the police investigation has not found that these mooncakes have flowed into regular stores or large markets.
Are these fake mooncakes safe? According to the police, the production environment of these mooncakes is relatively poor, the health environment is relatively bad, and there is no strict food safety control of the mooncakes like regular manufacturers, and consumers are prone to food safety hazards after purchasing and eating.
At present, the case is under further investigation.
Police Remind:
Consumers should pay attention to whether the outer packaging of the product is roughly printed when purchasing mooncakes; when eating, they should pay attention to whether the mooncakes are obviously debris or have deteriorated mold, so as to avoid buying fake mooncakes and affecting their health.
In addition, the purchase of mooncakes should be through formal channels, online purchases pay attention to the choice of official direct stores or flagship stores; try to avoid buying mooncakes at low prices through acquaintances, which are significantly lower than the market price, and are prone to the possibility of counterfeiting.
Source: Yangcheng Evening News