[Explanation] Use some low-priced meat such as chicken and duck to add seasonings for processing, and then pretend to be beef jerky after repackaging, and sell it through online e-commerce platforms. On July 29, the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference to announce this together. Typical Case.

  [Explanation] According to reports, the Sichuan “4·25” production and sale of fake beef jerky is a major case that the Food, Medicine and Environmental Investigation Team of the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Bureau discovered, judged, and investigated during the “Kunlun 2021” special operation.

  [Concurrent] Xu Chenglei, Second Inspector, Food and Drug Crime Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Public Security

  (2021) In May, the Sichuan Food and Drug Administration Group closely followed the clues of the online sales of fake and inferior beef jerky reported by the masses, established a task force, organized special work classes, and used various investigative methods to sort out and investigate key suspected online stores and manufacturing companies 61 companies deployed the food, medicine and environmental investigation departments of public security agencies in 13 cities (prefectures) including Chengdu, Neijiang, Nanchong, and Guang'an to conduct inspections. They have further mastered the criminal methods of counterfeiters and locked production dens.

  [Explanation] On May 31, 2021, the public security organs of 13 cities (prefectures) involved in the case collected a total of 74 criminal suspects and seized 34,000 kilograms of fake beef jerky.

  [Concurrent] Xu Chenglei, Second Inspector, Food and Drug Crime Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Public Security

  A total of 74 suspects were arrested, 33 counterfeit production and sales dens were destroyed, 34,000 kilograms of shoddy beef jerky were seized, and 41 counterfeit production equipment were seized.

It has now been found that multiple criminal groups headed by the criminal suspect Huang, male, 34 years old, etc., used some low-priced meat such as chicken and duck to add seasonings for processing, and repackaged them as beef jerky. External sales through online e-commerce platforms.

At present, the case is still being dug further.

  [Explanation] It is understood that on April 20th, the Ministry of Public Security deployed a nationwide special operation "Kunlun 2021" to combat food, medicine, and intellectual property crimes, focusing on meat products, edible oil, condiments, beverages, edible agricultural products, and health care. In key areas such as food, focus on cracking down on crimes such as illegal addition and abuse of additives, pesticides, and veterinary drugs, as well as multiple crimes such as the use of e-commerce platforms and live streaming to produce and sell counterfeit and inferior food; focus on food security and crack down on the production and sale of counterfeit and inferior agricultural materials in accordance with the law , Criminal activities such as illegal occupation of agricultural land.

  [Explanation] As of the end of June 2021, public security agencies across the country have detected 23,000 food, medicine, and intellectual property crimes, and arrested 42,000 suspects, with a total value of 13.5 billion yuan.

  Reporter Shan Lu reports from Beijing

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】