Functional food advertising

HCMC Market Management inspects functional food business establishments. Photo: Ngoc Le

Functional foods produced in buckets and basins are advertised as miracle drugs

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The advertising messages of functional foods are like bombs that bombard consumers' awareness, such as: "Commit to cure completely, if not cured, no charge"; "Get rid of type 1, type 2 diabetes"; "Completely cure high blood pressure, family tradition"... In reality, no scientific product has such an effect.

Delegate Dang Thi Bao Trinh proposed clarifying management responsibilities and solutions to control the purchase and sale of functional foods. Photo: Pham Thang

Regardless of profit when trading functional foods

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The Minister of Health said that, for profit, some people disregard the law when trading in functional foods.