The Ministry of Public Health has made available a smartphone app that can be used by the public to report suspect drugs, foods and other products. The DigemApps app (free on Google Play) will allow consumers to anonymously report products that they believe may be counterfeit, fraudulent or not meeting health and quality standards directly to the authorities. They will also be able to upload pictures of the suspect goods and each report will be tagged with GPS coordinates.
The app will forward the reports to the Directorate General for Medicines, Food and Health Products of the Ministry that will carry out an inspection of the retail establishment and – if warranted – impose penalties.
Public Health Minister Altagracia Guzmán Marcelino is optimistic that if used to its full potential the app could create a citizen army that would have a dramatic impact on the circulation of illicit and substandard goods in the country.
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Securing Industry
26 July 2017
