Portable disinfection card, self-testing agent box ...
Is the "anti-epidemic artifact" really effective or is it an opportunity to profit?
News (Reporter Qu Xinyue) Recently, with the resumption of work in various places and the opening of primary and secondary schools in some provinces and cities, a portable disinfection card called sterilization and bacteriostasis has started to be promoted in the circle of friends. In the e-commerce platform, in addition to disinfection cards, home self-testing agent boxes and other products are also sought after. In this regard, experts said that when buying anti-epidemic products, do n’t trust business propaganda. Some so-called “anti-epidemic artifacts” have very limited practical effects, and some may even have an adverse effect on the human body.
"Japan's local disinfection card can effectively prevent bacteria and viruses within a 50cm radius of the human body, and the effect lasts for 30 days ..." Since last month, a Japanese "disinfection card" advertisement began to appear frequently in the circle of Ms. Zhang who is a Japanese purchasing , Only priced at 88 yuan. "The sale is quite good. Some parents buy it for the children who are going to start school, and some units buy it collectively." Ms. Zhang said that she left some disinfection cards for her own use. On the Taobao platform, the monthly sales of the same sterilization card in some stores are as many as thousands.
In this regard, some experts believe that the amount of chlorine dioxide gas contained in each sterilization card is not sufficient to achieve the effective concentration of sterilization and disinfection, and the lower chlorine dioxide will also disappear with the flow of air and cannot play a portable The effect of disinfection, and high concentration of chlorine dioxide will cause adverse effects on the human body.
Not long ago, a test kit that claimed to be able to self-test whether it was infected with new coronavirus began to appear on the e-commerce platform. The seller claimed that it took only 15 minutes to collect blood at the fingertips at home to detect whether he was infected with the new coronavirus. The scope of application is also specifically indicated, which is suitable for enterprise resumption, student return to school, personal screening, etc. The seller claims that the single price is 150 yuan, and you can still enjoy the discount if you buy more.
In response, the Beijing Municipal Food and Drug Administration said that the new crown virus detection kit is not yet available for home use. Don't believe the false propaganda of "WeChat". At present, all the newly-registered new coronavirus test kits require medical institutions with PCR laboratories and special equipment to complete the test.
In addition, the reporter noted that health products such as lactoferrin powder, probiotics, and vitamin C have also been claimed by some businesses to improve immunity and prevent new coronary pneumonia.
"Some products under the banner of epidemic prevention actually belong to the category of health products, but some unscrupulous merchants want to take advantage of the epidemic situation to profit, and induce the product's efficacy to prevent epidemic and disease in advertising, which also does not meet the legal requirements." Lawyer Liu Jing of the firm stated that according to the "Advertising Law", health food advertisements must not contain content related to disease prevention and treatment functions, otherwise it will constitute false publicity.
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