The chaos of "high-priced rock tea" in Fujian

  Our newspaper, Fuzhou, February 21 (China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily reporter Chen Qiang) According to the information released by the Fujian Provincial Market Supervision Bureau today, in response to the chaos of "high price rock tea" exposed by the media, the bureau and the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Jointly issued the "Notice on Rectifying the Chaos of "Sky-Priced Rock Tea"," and launched special rectification actions.

  The above notice requires that all regions must strengthen the supervision of the sales of rock tea, and focus on the inspection of the rock tea production and operation entities whose sales prices are inflated, especially the tea merchants and tea enterprises exposed by the media. Highly priced "non-sale items", "tasting items", etc.

It is necessary to organize the investigation and punishment of false identification, adulteration, shoddy, false propaganda, false advertising, trademark infringement, unidentified price marking, price collusion and other violations of laws and regulations, expose typical cases, and seriously rectify and exaggerate enjoyment and luxury in marketing Bad behavior.

It is necessary to increase the positive promotion of rock tea culture through the media, mobilize mass supervision, advocate rational consumption, eliminate misunderstandings, and create a social atmosphere conducive to the healthy and orderly development of the rock tea industry.

  At the same time, the Tea Industry Exchange Association on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the Fujian Tea Society and the Provincial Tea Industry Association also jointly issued the "Proposal on not hyping "high-priced tea" and promoting the healthy development of the Wuyi rock tea industry", calling on colleagues in the tea industry to strengthen the industry Self-discipline, do not make false propaganda, standardize operation and management, consciously accept supervision, earnestly practice honest operation, resist illegal manipulation by unscrupulous merchants, and maintain the overall image of Fujian tea industry.

  On February 20, the Fujian Provincial Market Supervision Bureau conducted a random inspection of branded tea stores in downtown Fuzhou and found that some businesses had problems with unclear prices, operating without food business licenses, unfair competition, and suspected selling high-priced rock tea, and conducted them on the spot. To obtain evidence and file a case.

  Source: China Youth Daily