Regarding 33 health foods that were claimed to be effective against the new coronavirus in advertisements on the Internet, the Consumer Affairs Agency said, "There is no objectivity or rationality, and there is a risk of misleading consumers." I asked for improvement.
The Consumer Affairs Agency is investigating the labeling of products claiming the effects of the new coronavirus on the Internet, and announced the results of the investigation from December last year to February.
According to that, there were problematic labels for a total of 33 products.
Specifically, for health foods, "Bifidobacterium measures against corona", for neck-mounted space disinfectants, "corona measures, virus measures, safety, security, and non-toxicity",
and for curtains that are said to have been treated with antiviral treatment, "coronavirus". "Destroy the particles!"
The Consumer Affairs Agency called on 39 businesses to improve the labeling, saying that none of these labeling was objective or rational and that consumers could misunderstand the effectiveness of the product.
According to the Consumer Affairs Agency, the labeling has already been improved except for one business operator.
We also call attention to consumers by introducing examples of problematic advertisements on our website.
Masaharu Minami, Chief of the Consumer Affairs Agency's Labeling Countermeasures Division, said, "From the perspective of not neglecting basic infection prevention measures such as hand washing and disinfection, please do not be fooled by unfounded products and labeling."