Case Study｜Selling sweet milk imported from a disease-affected area and without a Chinese label
Mr. Liu bought imported milk. The product did not contain a quarantine certificate, Chinese labels and Chinese instructions are not found on the package. Moreover, the goods involved in the case belonged to artiodactyl products issued by the General Administration of Customs that are prohibited from importing from Vietnam, a country where animal diseases are endemic. The court found that the company had sold food that it knew they did not meet the food safety standards and should bear punitive damages, and ruled that the company should refund the purchase price and pay ten times compensation to its customer.
刘某购买进口牛奶，商品中未含检疫合格证明，其包装上未见中文标签、中文说明书等信息，且案涉商品属于海关总署发布的禁止从动物疫病流行国家越南输入的偶蹄动物产品，法院认定涉案企业销售了明知是不符合食品安全标准的食品，应承担惩罚性赔偿，判决涉案企业退还货款并支付十倍赔偿款。
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