Authorities here have arrested a beauty queen and influencer for fraud after she promoted gummies she claimed were rich in fibre on her social media channels, the Public Security Newspaper reported.
Police said Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien was aware the fibre content of the candy was low, at just 0.935%.
A former winner of the Thailand-based Miss Grand International beauty competition, Nguyen is a popular beauty queen in Vietnam who received a certificate of merit from the prime minister.
Nguyen promoted Kera Supergreens Gummies along with fellow social media influencers Pham Quang Linh and Hang Du Muc.
Investigators said the product was the result of a joint venture between Nguyen and a company set up by the two other influencers.
Last December, Nguyen promoted the product with the other two as a healthy candy containing the equivalent of a plate of vegetables per gummy.
Investigators said the gummies contained 35% sorbitol, an artificial sweetener with laxative effects, along with undisclosed additives. — AFP
