Vietnam Orders Shopee and Lazada to Remove Dáng Sen Weight-Loss Product
Vietnam’s Food Safety Authority said on November 12 that Dáng Sen was being sold on Shopee and Lazada with weight-loss claims without an acceptance certificate for its product declaration registration. It ordered the platforms to stop sales and remove related information, and asked authorities in Hưng Yên and Hanoi to investigate production, distribution and advertising.
On November 12, Vietnam’s Food Safety Authority, under the Ministry of Health, issued six official letters calling for action on advertising and sales of the Dáng Sen food product. A review found that the product was advertised or sold on Facebook, Shopee and Lazada before receiving an acceptance certificate for its product declaration registration. The two e-commerce platforms described it as having weight-loss benefits.
The Food Safety Authority has ordered the removal of Dáng Sen food products sold on e-commerce platforms.（VietVance）
The Food Safety Authority asked Công ty TNHH Shopee and Công ty TNHH Thương mại điện tử Lazada Việt Nam to promptly stop selling Dáng Sen, remove related information from their platforms and submit written reports to the authority. The companies must also review sales of functional foods on their platforms to ensure products sold meet the requirements for product declaration registration or have been declared on the food safety information system in accordance with regulations.
The authority also asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency to notify the two platforms and relevant stores to stop sales and remove product information, and to take action in accordance with the law. For advertisements on Facebook, it asked the relevant agency under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate their removal and take action if violations are found.
According to the Food Safety Authority, Dáng Sen is produced by Công ty cổ phần Đầu tư thương mại xuất nhập khẩu Thái Hưng in Hưng Yên and distributed by Công ty TNHH Nam Y Đường in Hanoi. The authority asked food safety officials in the two localities to investigate the relevant production, sales and advertising activities. Any violations found must be handled in accordance with the law, and the results reported by November 30, 2026.
Source: VietVance
