Recently, the topic of spoofing candy has caused controversy on the Internet. The New Yellow River reporter's investigation found that some merchants made the candy packaging into the style of family planning supplies for external sales, causing concern to the parents of students, "if such products flow into the campus, the consequences are unimaginable..." The search found that there are more "large-scale" spoof candies, and some merchants directly make it into a genital appearance, making people call "hot eyes". In fact, products wrapped in the outer packaging of family planning supplies are not only candy, but also "wet wipes" that were once popular among takeaway businesses. Relevant psychological experts pointed out that such products may have adverse effects on the physical and mental health of adolescents.
Candy is cloaked in family planning supplies, and parents are worried about the products flowing into the campus
On December 9, a reporter from the New Yellow River searched for words such as "spoof candy" on the Taobao platform and found that some merchants were selling candy that looked like family planning products. The first picture reads "condoms that can be eaten", and the outer packaging is very similar to the appearance of contraceptive products designed by Durex, a well-known family planning products merchant. The candy is priced at 9 yuan, and its ingredient list shows that the ingredients are composed of maltose, white sugar and so on.
In addition to making the candy packaging into the style of condoms, there are also merchants who make the marshmallow packaging very similar to sanitary napkins. The New Yellow River reporter noted that its appearance color and pattern are quite similar to the outer packaging of Sophie, Seven Degrees Space and ABC brand sanitary napkins on the market. Such a pack of marshmallows sells for around 11 yuan. In addition, there are merchants selling genital-shaped candy, and the title of the product reads "Halloween spoof". According to the comments in its comment area, many people buy it as a spoof.
"Although this is spoof candy, it is not suitable for children to see, what if a child is taken to school?" Ms. Liu, who lives in the Tianqiao district, expressed her concerns to the New Yellow River reporter. Ms. Liu said she and other parents agreed that such spoofs would have a very negative impact if they became popular among teenagers. "Is it possible to agree on the age of purchase or the place of purchase?" At the very least, don't let such products appear around your child. ”
"Family planning supplies" paper towels are also often on the table, and the e-commerce platform can also DIY text
When it comes to the fudge on the outer packaging of condoms, it has to be reminiscent of the "sleeved" napkin that once made people extremely embarrassed when ordering takeaway. "For a long time, when I ordered takeout at noon, I would encounter this situation. Takeaway merchants will put the napkins that look like condoms into takeaway bags. "Ms. Zhao, a citizen, told the New Yellow River reporter that some restaurants will also provide such napkins." Perhaps the merchants feel that putting such tissues is more lively and creative, but some occasions are really embarrassing. Especially when working at the unit, although everyone knows that it is a joke, it always feels that something is wrong. If you take food with your parents, you will directly 'socially die' when you encounter such a situation. ”
The New Yellow River reporter searched on the e-commerce platform and found that the "set of wet wipes" product is more popular with takeaway restaurants, and many merchants also support DIY, and can mark their own desired words on the outer packaging. In terms of price, you can order 1,000 pieces for 65 yuan, which is about 6.5 cents a piece. The monthly sales of such a product can reach more than 600 pieces.
At the detail page, the New Yellow River reporter saw that the existing "set of wet paper towels" template is marked with "about it", "please wipe your mouth when you are done", "live well", etc., and such words often occupy a prominent position in the outer packaging. You need to look carefully to discover its true purpose in a hidden location - "disposable cleaning wipes".
Psychological experts: easy to cause adverse effects on adolescents, legal persons: suspected of breaking the law
"The popularity of such 'soft pornography' products, not to mention children, even adults, even in more open countries, is not very high." If such products are sold, the age of the purchaser should be strictly restrained and the occasions in which they appear should be restricted. For example, soft candy appears among teenagers, which may lead to precocious puberty and other conditions that affect physical and mental health. Zhuang Weidong, director of the Jinan Er'an Psychological Counseling Center, told the New Yellow River reporter that on the one hand, it is recommended that the market supervision department strictly manage to avoid such products from flowing into the adolescent group, on the other hand, it also calls on parents to give their children timely science and correctness education to avoid children from affecting their physical and mental health because of such products.
"The spoof candy currently on sale needs to check whether such products have regular manufacturers, factory sites and other information, if not, it belongs to the 'three noes' products and is in a state of illegal sales." At the same time, if the outer packaging completely copies the design and outer packaging of family planning supplies, there is a possibility of infringement to a certain extent. The legal source pointed out that according to the Advertising Law of the People's Republic of China, advertisements should be true and legal, and express the content of advertisements in a healthy form of expression, which meets the requirements of building socialist spiritual civilization and carrying forward the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation; advertisements must not contain obscene, pornographic, gambling, superstitious, terrorist, and violent content.
New Yellow River reporter: Meng Tianyu
Edit: Chang Meng