Warning about tricks to inflate the uses of functional foods
The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) has just warned consumers to be careful with advertisements that inflate the uses of food, especially functional foods.
Currently, on social networking platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Shopee, there are many functional food advertisements with "magic" promises such as quick weight loss, instant skin beauty or outstanding health improvement.
TikToker, KOLs, KOCs and Influencers often appear as product introducers, making many consumers attracted and trusted. Many advertisements use words such as treat diseases, replacement of medicine, immediate effects, causing misunderstandings and leading to misuse. See more
The truth about Kera vegetable candy is advertised by Quang Linh Vlogs
Dr. Nguyen Hong Vu - PhD in Mobile Biology in Medicine, working in the US, analyzed the professional perspective of the Kera vegetable candy case of Quang Linh Vlogs group.
On the people's side, Dr. Nguyen Hong Vu warned, stay alert, use fresh food such as clean vegetables and fruits is best.
Using dietary supplements and supportive foods is not guaranteed in terms of quality.
Moreover, if the product is not strictly managed because there is no mandatory pre-inspection mechanism (pre-market inspection) for products in the food group, consumers will have to bear great health consequences. See more
HCMC inspects the activities of Chi Em rot Group Joint Stock Company
On the evening of March 6, the Food Safety Department issued an official dispatch requesting the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to urgently inspect the operations of Chi Em rot Group Joint Stock Company (located in Ho Chi Minh City) regarding the conditions for production, advertising and advertising of Kera vegetable candy products and strictly handle violations (if any) in accordance with the provisions of law, and at the same time announce the inspection results on mass media.
Regarding this issue, the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City said that the unit will establish an inspection team and announce the results after the inspection. See more
Advertising for blood filtration to reduce stroke, the hospital admits violation
On March 7, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that the unit had established a re-examination team to verify the contents related to the advertising content of "high-tech blood filtration techniques to remove blood fat to reduce the risk of stroke", "high-tech blood clotting to prevent dangerous diseases to ensure healthy health" of DNA International General Hospital.
At the time of inspection (March 5), when accessing the website and Facebook page of this hospital, the Department of Health Inspectorate noted that these pages all announced that they were under maintenance.
When the inspection team asked about the information reflected by a number of agencies and press agencies (according to the Official Dispatch of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management), the representative of the hospital's board of directors replied that it was old advertising information that had previously been punished by the Department Inspectorate, now no longer advertising.
However, at the meeting on March 6, the leaders of this hospital admitted to violating the advertising and promised to immediately stop advertising that was not in accordance with regulations. See more
