Dietary supplements as health functional foods… 316 cases of false online advertising detected.

403 Cases of Illegal Distribution Advertising of Pharmaceuticals Detected,
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Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Yoo Han-joo = The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 1st that they discovered 316 cases of false and exaggerated advertising of food, cosmetics, and quasi-drugs and 403 cases of illegal distribution advertising of drugs after conducting a focused inspection of popular online food and medical products during the vacation season.’,
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, ‘ As a result of the food advertisement inspection, a total of 175 cases were detected.’,
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, ‘ The main violation was 71 cases (40.6%) of advertising general food products, such as diet supplements, as functional health foods.’,
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, ‘ A total of 67 cases of quasi-drugs advertisements were detected, emphasizing the efficacy of industrial products as quasi-drugs like mosquito repellent.’,
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, ‘ In the case of cosmetics, 74 cases were identified.’,
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, ‘ 58 cases (78.4%) involved advertising cosmetics as if they had pharmaceutical effects and efficacy.’,
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, ‘ Online illegal distribution (sales·mediation) advertising of pharmaceuticals was also detected.’,
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, ‘ The main violation product was insect bite medicine, with 97 cases (47.8%).’,
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, ‘ Regarding the illegal distribution (sales·mediation) advertising of unauthorized medical devices, out of 200 detected cases, the main violation product was the pulse light irradiation device (150 cases).’,
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, ‘ The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety advised, “Before purchasing products, check information of food, drugs, etc., authorized, reviewed, or approved by the Ministry on the Food Safety Korea, Drug Safety Korea, or Medical Device Safety Bureau websites.”‘,
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