1. What are the penalties for counterfeit food? Article 38 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China and Domestic Product Quality" stipulates: "Producers and sellers adulterate or adulterate their products." If the product is fake, passes it off as genuine, substandard product, or passes off substandard product as qualified product, it shall be ordered to stop production and sales, the illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times of the illegal income shall be imposed, and the business license may be revoked; it constitutes a crime "Article 140 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" (amended in May 2011): Producers and sellers adulterate or adulterate products, pass off fake products as genuine, and Whoever passes off a substandard product as a good product or passes off a substandard product as a qualified product, with a sales amount of more than 50,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention, and shall also or solely be fined not less than 50% but not more than twice the sales amount. Fine; if the sales amount is more than 200,000 yuan but less than 500,000 yuan, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than seven years, and shall be fined not less than 50% but not more than twice the sales amount; if the sales amount is more than 500,000 yuan but less than 20%, If the sales amount exceeds 2 million yuan, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years and a fine of not less than 50% but not more than twice the sales amount; A fine of not less than 50% but not more than twice the amount or confiscation of property. 2. How do consumers protect their rights? 1. Understand the "Consumer Rights Protection Law of the People's Republic of China". Only by knowing clearly the various laws and regulations on consumer rights protection in the Consumer Rights Protection Law can we better exercise our rights and fulfill our obligations. 2. Understand the attributes of the product before purchasing. Regarding product types and specifications. You should know as much as possible about the performance, raw materials, structure, certificate, date of manufacture, consumption period, instructions for use, after-sales service and other information about the product itself, as well as the trademark, manufacturer, production place, distributor and other information about the product producer and operator. 3. Save the purchase receipt. After purchasing, you should ask the seller to issue invoices, receipts or other written supporting materials as much as possible so that you can effectively make a claim in the event of infringement. 4. Automatically negotiate with merchants. When you find that the purchased product does not meet your needs, negotiate and communicate with the merchant as soon as possible, point out that your purchasing purpose is not consistent with the product, and apply for a replacement or return. 5. Online shopping - no reason to return or exchange within seven days. Starting from March 15, 2014, for online shopping, if the product does not meet their needs, buyers can return or exchange the product without any reason within seven days from the date of receipt. The premise for return or exchange without reason is that the product has not been opened. 6. Media exposure and rights protection. For illegal businesses with backgrounds and influence, various negotiation channels and various rights protections are blocked. Their illegal activities can be exposed through various media (TV stations, websites, Weibo, etc.), and through the pressure of public opinion and the attention of high-level government officials Come to defend your rights in depth. 7. Submit it to an arbitration institution for arbitration according to the arbitration agreement reached with the operator; 8. File a lawsuit with the People's Court. Merchants selling some fake and shoddy foods are infringing on the rights and interests of consumers on the one hand, and on the other hand these foods are likely to bring great safety risks to the health of the general public. The penalty standard for companies selling counterfeit food is determined by the amount of illegal income and the actual impact on citizens, because this kind of behavior may face administrative penalties or criminal penalties.