"Effects on corona" Unsubstantiated advertisement? Esthetic shop managers send documents inspection July 7 12:05
The esthetic shop owners in Shibuya, Tokyo, were sent documents for advertising that they were promoting supplements as they were effective against the new coronavirus.
The documents were sent to a total of 3 people, a 41-year-old woman who runs a beauty salon in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and two shop assistants.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, supplements that have not been approved as medicines from April to last month have been suspected to violate the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act because they advertised on the store's website that they would "immunize against corona." I am.
In response to the investigation, they all admitted the suspicion and said that the management said, "Since sales declined due to the emergency declaration, I decided to focus on selling products".
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, about 100 items such as supplements were sold in about four months until last month.
There are many products on the Internet that claim to be effective in preventing the infection with the new coronavirus, but the Consumer Affairs Agency has called for attention to unfounded advertisements, saying, "There are no supplements that have been confirmed to be effective." I will.