Vietnam: Asia Life Chairman Sentenced to 15 Years for Counterfeit Food Production
In Vietnam's Dak Lak province, Nguyen Phong, Chairman of Asia Life JSC, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for directing the production of nearly 168,000 boxes of counterfeit 'Kera candy' and other food supplements. His wife received an 11-year, 6-month sentence. The company allegedly used ingredients with less than 70% of the declared content and falsified production records.
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