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The State Administration of Market Supervision announced that the "Iron Fist" action typical cases involved 12 cases such as "black gas cylinders"

The State Administration of Market Supervision announced that the "Iron Fist" action typical cases involved 12 cases such as "black gas cylinders"

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According to the website of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced on the 24th that the 2021 people's livelihood field case investigation and handling of the "Iron Fist" action typical cases (the fourth batch).

According to reports, since the beginning of this year, market supervision departments at all levels have focused on the conspicuous problems that the masses in the field of people's livelihood have strongly complained about and that public opinion is concerned about, struck a blow with a heavy blow, severely cracked down on the production and operation of toxic and harmful foods, agricultural and veterinary drug residues that exceed the standard, and "shanzhai" liquor and beverages; strictly investigated inferior steel bars, cables, children's toys, and refurbished "black gas cylinders" in accordance with the law; vigorously rectified the phenomenon of "indiscriminate collection of fees" by false medical advertisements such as "divine doctors" and "miracle medicines," and investigated and handled a number of illegal cases of a bad nature that are closely related to the masses.

Some typical cases are hereby announced as follows:

I. The Jinan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau in Shandong Province investigated and dealt with the case of "fake duck blood" that used food additives to be fake and used beyond the scope

In June 2021, the Jinan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau in Shandong Province imposed administrative penalties on 13 catering units, confiscating 47,600 yuan of illegal gains, fining 1,861,800 yuan, and transferring 1 "black den" that produced "fake duck blood" and 13 catering units that used "fake duck blood" to the public security organs for investigation and handling, and the public security organs have taken criminal compulsory measures against 17 people involved in the case.

In April 2021, the Jinan Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision, together with the public security organs, jointly carried out law enforcement inspections of "black dens" producing "fake duck blood" and catering units using "fake duck blood" based on the clues of the report. After investigation, a "black den" located in Huaiyin District, Jinan City, used chicken blood to impersonate duck blood, processed it into "fresh duck blood", and sold it to hot pot restaurants and Sichuan restaurants. The den supplies a total of 32 catering units, and the catering units sell "fake duck blood" directly as a hot pot dish or processed into Mao Blood Wang. The Jinan Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision conducted a sampling of the products involved in the case, and the inspection conclusion was: it did not contain duck ingredients, chicken-derived ingredients were detected, and sorbic acid and potassium salt (in terms of sorbic acid) did not meet the requirements of GB 2760-2014 "National Standard for Food Safety and Standards for the Use of Food Additives".

After filing and investigating the case, the Jinan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau imposed administrative penalties on a number of catering units, such as Shandong Tangtang Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Jinan Huaiyin Maocao Fangchuan Restaurant, Jinan Tianqiao District Xiuli Nanwaijie Hot Pot Restaurant, and Yubachuan Hotel in High-tech Development Zone, confiscating a total of 47,600 yuan of illegal gains and a total of 1,861,800 yuan in fines; and issued a "Notice of Hearing" to three other catering units, intending to confiscate 22,700 yuan of illegal gains and a fine of 790,000 yuan. At present, there are still 3 catering units involved in the case that are still under investigation and handling.

In this case, the "black dens" that produced "fake duck blood" had poor conditions and strong concealment, and in addition to passing off chicken blood as duck blood, they also added food additives sorbic acid and potassium salt beyond the scope, which had greater food safety risks, endangered the health of the people, and infringed on the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. Some of the catering units investigated and handled did not perform the obligation of food business operators to inspect incoming goods, did not strictly implement the main responsibility of food safety, and the market supervision department issued administrative penalties in accordance with law.

2. The Shanghai Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau investigated and dealt with the case of 9 business entities including Shanghai Bingzhen Catering Management Co., Ltd. that prohibited the production and operation of food series

In May 2021, the Shanghai Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau imposed a total of 567,900 yuan in fines and confiscations on nine business entities, including Shanghai Bingzhen Catering Management Co., Ltd., for the illegal production and operation of food that was prohibited from production and operation, forming a series of cases.

From February to May 2021, the Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau carried out special law enforcement inspections of raw and drunk food and cockle foods on 30 catering units in the jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements of the "Shanghai Huangpu District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau 2021 Case Investigation and Handling of Cases in the Field of People's Livelihood" and the "Notice of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on Prohibiting the Production and Operation of Food Varieties in shanghai". During the inspection, it was found that 9 business entities, including Shanghai Bingzhen Catering Management Co., Ltd., had illegal acts of selling wool cockles and other illegal acts that were explicitly prohibited from producing and trading food. The food involved in the case included 11.75 kg of hair cockles and 133 silver cockles. The parties' conduct violated the provisions of Article 34 (12) of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau imposed administrative penalties on the parties in accordance with the law.

Raw foods such as hair cockles have become the "favorite" of some Haipai gourmets because of their unique flavor and delicious taste, but cockles have an enriching effect on hepatitis A virus, and hair cockles have been the culprit of the hepatitis A pandemic. In order to prevent diseases and control major food safety risks, various localities have introduced epidemic prevention measures with local characteristics, and the local market supervision departments have combined regional characteristics to seriously investigate and deal with food safety violations and violations, which has played a role in investigating and handling a case and warning.

3. The Market Supervision Bureau of Xingning District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, investigated and dealt with the case of Luo Moumou's operation of pork without inspection and quarantine

In July 2021, the Market Supervision Bureau of Xingning District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, confiscated pork that had not been quarantined in accordance with regulations and fined 100,000 yuan for Luo Moumou, the operator of 318 stalls in the comprehensive wholesale area of Jinqiao Jiangnan Fruit and Vegetable Trading Center, for operating pork without quarantine.

On May 17, 2021, according to the report of the masses, the law enforcement personnel of the Xingning District Market Supervision Bureau inspected the 318 stalls in the comprehensive wholesale area of the Jinqiao Jiangnan Fruit and Vegetable Trading Center. The inspection found that the skin of the pork sold by the parties was not stamped with a quarantine seal, and the parties could not provide the "Quarantine Certificate" and "Meat Quality Inspection Certificate" of the pork sold on the spot. After investigation, the parties purchased a pig from a private farm located in Wutang Town, Xingning District, Nanning City, at a price of 1500 yuan per head, and after slaughtering the farm on the spot, they transported the pork to the 318 stall of the comprehensive wholesale area of the Jinqiao Jiangnan Fruit and Vegetable Trading Center without authorization without passing the inspection and quarantine of the relevant departments in accordance with the regulations, and was seized by the law enforcement personnel on the spot. The parties' conduct violated the provisions of Article 34 (8) of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Xingning District Market Supervision Bureau imposed administrative penalties on the parties in accordance with the law.

Pork is one of the important animal foods on the table, the market supervision department continues to strengthen the supervision of the circulation of pig products, focusing on the inspection of the source of pig products of pork operators in the centralized trading market of edible agricultural products and the source of pig products from rural mobile vendors and the inspection of "two certificates and one report" (animal quarantine qualification certificate, meat quality inspection certificate and African swine fever test report), etc., and urging food operators to strictly implement the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", "Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China" and other laws and regulations. Crack down on the illegal sale of pork without inspection and quarantine, and prevent problem meat from flowing to the table.

4. The Market Supervision Bureau of Jiyuan City, Henan Province, investigated and dealt with the case of Huang Mou and others selling illegally added drugs and food

On July 20, 2021, the Market Supervision Bureau of Jiyuan City, Henan Province, investigated and dealt with the case of Huang Mou and others suspected of selling illegally added drugs and food in accordance with the law, and implemented the requirements for the execution of the connection work and transferred it to the public security organs for handling.

On July 5, 2021, the Jiyuan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau received a consumer complaint report that the pollen yam tableting candy purchased somewhere in Huang had a very good hypoglycemic effect after taking it, but at the same time a series of adverse reactions occurred. The law enforcement personnel of the Jiyuan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau sent the pollen yam tableting candy provided by the informant for inspection, and the inspection results showed that glibenclamide was detected in the product, and the Jiyuan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau immediately filed a case for investigation. After investigation, the pollen yam tableting candy sold by Huang was purchased from Zhang, and the Jiyuan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau and the public security organ jointly arrested Zhang xxx and the producer Zhai xxx, who were selling products. At present, 30 bottles of tablet candy have been seized, and the amount involved in the case has been preliminarily identified as more than 200,000 yuan. The conduct of the parties is suspected of violating article 38 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, which stipulates that "drugs shall not be added to the food produced and traded". The parties' conduct is also suspected of violating the provisions of Article 144 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, constituting the crime of producing and selling poisonous and harmful food. In accordance with the requirements of the execution linkage work, the case has been transferred to the public security organs.

Glibenclamide, also known as hypoglycemic, is a prescription Western drug with obvious hypoglycemic effect. However, due to the obvious side effects, long-term large-scale use will cause hypoglycemia and kidney disease, and even cause death, so the drug can only be used by specific groups of people, and it needs to be taken under the guidance of a doctor. The market supervision department will continue to increase the crackdown on food safety violations such as illegal addition of non-edible substances in food, strictly implement the "four strictest" requirements for food safety, and make every effort to ensure the safety of the people's tongue.

V. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision investigated and dealt with the case of Beijing Shuobaoyi Trading Co., Ltd. selling unqualified hot-rolled ribbed steel reinforcement products

On May 11, 2021, law enforcement officers of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision conducted a surprise inspection of the business premises of Beijing Shuobaoyi Trading Co., Ltd., and found 58 bundles of hot-rolled ribbed steel bars without a qualified nameplate. After inspection, the above-mentioned steel bars are unqualified products. Because the parties' actions are suspected of constituting a crime, the case was transferred to the public security organs on July 5, 2021.

On May 11, 2021, according to relevant illegal clues, law enforcement officers of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision conducted a surprise inspection of the warehouse of Beijing Shuobaoyi Trading Co., Ltd. and found that the 58 bundles of hot-rolled ribbed steel bars stored in the company's warehouse did not have a qualified nameplate. According to the on-site measurement by the technical personnel of the National Building Materials Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, the above-mentioned diameter of the steel bar does not match the specifications of its steel body label, which is significantly lower than the diameter of the steel body label, or is a "slimming" steel bar. On May 17, 2021, the National Construction Materials Quality Supervision and Inspection Center issued the inspection report of the batch of hot-rolled ribbed steel bars, and the inspection conclusion was unqualified. After investigation, in March 2021, the parties still purchased the batch of unqualified hot-rolled ribbed steel bars from a steel salesman in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province, at a price of 4700 yuan / ton, knowing that the steel bars were not qualified products produced by regular manufacturers, no industrial product production licenses, no factory inspection reports, and steel salesmen could not provide materials such as the manufacturer's purchase and sale contracts, and the steel bars involved in the case were all stored in the parties' warehouse for sale. The above-mentioned acts of the parties violated the provisions of Articles 36 and 49 of the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China and Article 5 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Industrial Product Production Licenses. Since hot-rolled ribbed steel bars are products related to personal and property safety, and the value of the batch of unqualified steel bars is large, the parties have subjective and intentional circumstances, and their illegal acts have reached the standards for filing and prosecuting criminal cases, suspected of constituting the crime of "selling counterfeit and shoddy products" in Article 140 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision officially transferred the case to the public security organs on July 5, 2021.

Hot-rolled ribbed steel bars are widely used in the construction of civil engineering such as houses, bridges and roads, and are closely related to the safety of people's lives and property. The problem steel bar in this case is commonly known as "slimming" steel bar, and there are serious quality problems and safety hazards. The investigation and handling of problematic steel bars has severely cracked down on the arrogance of illegal merchants and also sounded the alarm for the steel bar sales industry. The market supervision department will continue to strengthen product quality and safety law enforcement to ensure the safety of the masses with a strict "iron fist".

Sixth, changchun city market supervision bureau of Jilin Province investigated and dealt with the case of Jilin Xinda Cable Co., Ltd. producing extruded insulated low-voltage power cables without obtaining production licenses

On June 15, 2021, the Changchun Municipal Market Supervision Bureau of Jilin Province confiscated 1,000 meters of the power cable involved in the case and fined 110,000 yuan for the illegal act of producing a squeezed insulated low-voltage power cable without obtaining a production license.

On March 18, 2021, the law enforcement personnel of the Changchun Municipal Market Supervision Bureau inspected the business premises of the parties according to the clues of the report, and found that the parties had stored squeeze-insulated low-voltage power cables (model: WDZCYJLV 4×400+1×240; voltage 0.6/1KV; cross-sectional area of 400mm²; production plant: Jilin Xinda Cable Co., Ltd.) a total of 1,000 meters, and the cross-sectional area exceeded the product range of "cross-sectional area ≤300mm²" allowed by its production license. It is suspected of producing extruded insulated low-voltage power cables without obtaining a production license. After investigation, the extruded insulated low-voltage power cable of the above specifications and models produced by Jilin Xinda Cable Co., Ltd. belongs to the products listed in the production license catalog, and the parties concerned have not obtained the production license of the above specifications and models. After inspecting the production ledger, sales ledger and sales invoice provided by the parties, the law enforcement personnel found that the parties had produced a total of 1,000 meters of the above-mentioned illegal products according to the contract, the price was 110 yuan / meter, and the total value of the goods was 110,000 yuan, because the products had not been sold, there was no illegal income. The parties' conduct violated the provisions of Article 5 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Industrial Product Production Licenses, and the Changchun Municipal Market Supervision Bureau imposed administrative penalties on the parties in accordance with the law.

Power cables are widely used in people's production and life, the power cables used have quality problems, which may cause short circuits or aging fires, and there are serious safety hazards, so the state implements production license management for power cables. Strictly investigate and punish the production of power cables without production licenses in accordance with the law, and further strengthen the supervision and management of cable product quality, which is conducive to improving the level of product quality, clarifying product quality responsibilities, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and maintaining social and economic order.

7. Chongqing Matjiang County Market Supervision Bureau investigated and dealt with the sale of toys without compulsory certification by The Yujie Toy Store in Jijiang County

On July 7, 2021, the Market Supervision Bureau of Jijiang County, Chongqing Municipality, ordered the sale of children's toys without compulsory certification at the Yujie Toy Store in Jijiang County and imposed an administrative penalty of 50,000 yuan.

On June 1, 2021, during the special rectification action carried out by the Market Supervision Bureau of Matjiang County, law enforcement personnel inspected the business premises of the parties in accordance with the law, and found that there were 17 models and 557 plastic children's toys without the CCC mandatory product certification mark to be sold in the business premises of the parties. After investigation, from June 2020 to the time of the crime, the parties have successively purchased a number of low-cost plastic children's toys without CCC mandatory product certification marks from Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, such as Naruto, Peace Elite, and Alloy Mold Play, for sale, with an amount of 824.4 yuan. The parties were unable to provide the Compulsory Product Certification Certificate for the above products, and their behavior violated the provisions of Article 27 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation, and the Market Supervision Bureau of Matjiang County imposed administrative penalties on the parties in accordance with the law.

Plastic toys that have not been certified by CCC for compulsory products often have problems such as burrs, sharp corners, odors, etc., which cause certain harm to children's health and safety. The strict investigation and punishment of this case has effectively deterred illegal operators in the industry, promoted business operators to enhance their awareness of ensuring the health and safety of children, strictly fulfilled their obligations to inspect incoming goods, and jointly created a good atmosphere for the whole society to love children and protect children.

8. The Market Supervision Bureau of Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, investigated and dealt with the case of illegal collection of fees by funeral homes in Lianyungang City

In March 2021, the Market Supervision Bureau of Haizhou District of Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, conducted a spot check on the funeral home in Lianyungang City during a special inspection of the people's livelihood field, and found that there was a price violation of double charging in the funeral home in Lianyungang City. The case is currently pending.

According to the Measures for the Administration of Funeral Service Fees in Jiangsu Province, the basic funeral service fees are subject to government pricing or government guidance prices, including the cost of receiving and transporting the remains (including carrying the body and disinfecting). After investigation, between January 1, 2018 and March 30, 2021, Lianyungang City Funeral Home repeatedly charged "body lifting fee" or "disinfection fee" under the condition of charging "body collection freight" to the families of 11,125 deceased people, of which 1.2261 million yuan was repeatedly charged "body lifting fee" and 572,000 yuan was repeatedly charged .2261 million yuan. The above total overcharged price was 1.7981 million yuan. Lianyungang City Funeral Home decomposed the charging items, repeated charges, disguised the increase in the charging standards of basic funeral services, suspected of violating the provisions of Article 12 of the Price Law of the People's Republic of China, Haizhou District Market Supervision Bureau has filed a case for investigation according to law.

Funeral service charges are related to people's livelihood. As a municipal funeral home, Lianyungang Funeral Home knows that the national policy has repeated charges, which has increased the burden of funerals on the masses and had a negative impact on the reform of the funeral industry. The investigation and handling of this case has played a certain deterrent effect on the chaos of funeral fees, safeguarded the interests of the masses, and played a positive role in standardizing the development of the funeral industry.

9. The Market Supervision Bureau of Luoyang City, Henan Province investigated and dealt with the case of Luoyang Baizhuo Gas Cylinder Testing Co., Ltd. engaging in special equipment production activities without permission

On June 18, 2021, the Luoyang Municipal Market Supervision Bureau of Henan Province confiscated the illegally manufactured liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, semi-finished products and raw materials of cylinder guards, and the production tools involved in the case for the illegal production of "black gas cylinders" by Luoyang Baizhuo Gas Cylinder Testing Co., Ltd., and imposed a fine of 170,000 yuan on the company and a fine of 9,000 yuan on the directly responsible personnel.

On June 18, 2021, when the law enforcement personnel of Luoyang Municipal Market Supervision Bureau inspected Luoyang Baizhuo Gas Cylinder Testing Co., Ltd., they found that the company produced refurbished "black gas cylinders" at the scene, and immediately seized the company's mold presses, molds, cylinder guards and raw materials suspected of producing and processing gas cylinders. After investigation, the company used cylinder guards, bases, etc. to process the acquired old liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, produced and refurbished "black gas cylinders", and found a total of 37 finished liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, and the value of the gas cylinders involved in the case totaled 2530 yuan. The company's act of manufacturing special equipment (LPG cylinders) without obtaining the "Special Equipment Manufacturing License" violated the provisions of Article 18 of the Special Equipment Safety Law of the People's Republic of China; the company engaged in the production of special equipment as a special equipment (LPG cylinder) testing agency, violating the provisions of The second paragraph of Article 55 of the Special Equipment Safety Law of the People's Republic of China. The Luoyang Municipal Market Supervision Bureau imposed administrative penalties on the parties in accordance with law.

Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders are an important tool for people's daily production and life. Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders that have reached the scrapping conditions have great safety hazards, and once they are used after refurbishment, once an accident occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable. Gas cylinder inspection institutions use their own qualifications and equipment to engage in the renovation of "black cylinders" activities, which is a violation of the law and has a bad impact, and only by strict and severe punishment can it play a role in investigating and handling a case and deterring a piece.

10. The Market Supervision Bureau of Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, investigated and dealt with the sale of liquor infringing the exclusive right to use registered trademarks at the Peigao Tobacco Hotel in Jincheng District

On April 1, 2021, the Jincheng Urban District Market Supervision Bureau in Shanxi Province confiscated 38 boxes of infringing liquor and fined 175,000 yuan for the illegal sale of liquor infringing the exclusive right to use registered trademarks at Peigao Tobacco Hotel in Jincheng District.

On January 27, 2021, the Jincheng Urban Market Supervision Bureau received a report that the Jincheng Urban Area Peigao Tobacco Hotel was selling counterfeit liquor, and the law enforcement personnel of the Jincheng Urban Market Supervision Bureau immediately went to the scene for inspection. On-site seizure of 45 ° anti-counterfeiting old Baifen (specification 475ml) 10 boxes, 42 ° Panama twenty years (specification 475ml) 15 boxes, 42 ° old Baifen (sealing altar) (specification 475ml) 8 boxes, 45 ° old Baifen (sapphire) (specifications 225ml * 2) 5 boxes. After appraisal, the above-mentioned liquor is a product that infringes the exclusive right to use the registered trademark, and the value of the goods is 3100 yuan. It was also found that the parties had received administrative penalties in 2020 for selling liquor that infringed the exclusive right to use a registered trademark. The parties' conduct violated the provisions of Article 57 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, infringed the exclusive right to use the registered trademark of Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Distillery Co., Ltd., and the Jincheng Urban Market Supervision Bureau confiscated the infringing products and imposed heavier administrative penalties in accordance with law.

In order to severely crack down on the illegal infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark, the second paragraph of Article 60 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that "whoever commits two or more trademark infringement acts within five years or has other serious circumstances shall be given a heavier punishment". In this case, although the illegal business turnover of the parties was not large, the market supervision department imposed heavier penalties on their repeated infringement acts twice within five years, which safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of the trademark rights holders and formed a strong deterrent to lawbreakers.

11. The Market Supervision Bureau of the 12th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps investigated and dealt with Wang's case of selling beverages that infringed the exclusive right to use a registered trademark

On June 11, 2021, the Market Supervision Bureau of the 12th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps confiscated 139 boxes of infringing goods and fined 40,000 yuan for Wang's illegal act of selling concentrated syrup that infringed the exclusive right to use a registered trademark.

On April 11, 2021, the Market Supervision Bureau of the 12th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps received a report that shops at No. 26, Building 29, Jiuding Small Commodity City, AlfalfaGou North Road, Shayibak District, were selling counterfeit concentrated syrup, and law enforcement officers of the 12th Division Market Supervision Bureau immediately went to the scene for inspection. At the scene, 53 boxes of Pepsi Beverage concentrated syrup (20L/carton), 28 boxes of Meienda beverage concentrated syrup (20L/carton), and 58 boxes of Qixi beverage concentrated syrup (20L/carton) were found at the scene. After identification, the above-mentioned products are products that infringe the exclusive right to use registered trademarks, and the value of the goods is 18,500 yuan. The parties' conduct violated the provisions of Article 57 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China and infringed the exclusive right to use the registered trademark of PepsiCo (China) Co., Ltd., and the Market Supervision Bureau of the 12th Division imposed administrative penalties on the parties in accordance with the law.

In this case, the 12th Division Market Supervision Bureau commissioned a testing agency to test the seized concentrated syrup, and no food safety problems were found. The sale of goods that infringe the exclusive right to use a registered trademark infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of the trademark right holder, damages the image of the enterprise, misleads consumers, affects the consumer experience, and infringes upon the interests of consumers, and shall be severely punished in accordance with law.

12. The Market Supervision Bureau of Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, investigated and punished Guangzhou Meisheng Special Medical Beauty Clinic Co., Ltd. for publishing advertisements for toxic drugs for illegal medical use

On May 20, 2021, the Guangzhou Tianhe District Market Supervision Bureau imposed an administrative penalty of 200,000 yuan on Guangzhou Meisheng Medical Beauty Clinic Co., Ltd. for publishing advertisements for toxic drugs for medical use.

In the early stage, the Tianhe District Market Supervision Bureau received a report that Guangzhou Meisheng Medical Beauty Clinic Co., Ltd. was suspected of publishing illegal advertisements for slimming needles through the online store, and the law enforcement personnel of the Tianhe District Market Supervision Bureau immediately conducted an on-site inspection of the company. After investigation, the parties concerned have opened the "DR REBORN Medical Beauty Flagship Store" through the Internet to sell medical beauty projects since February 2020. In the sales of "DR REBORN domestic slimming needle wrinkle removal improvement masseter muscle small V face slimming needle slimming leg needle medical beauty" project, the advertisement involving "domestic slimming needle" and "Hengli slimming needle" was released, and its slimming needle was actually "Hengli brand injection type A botulinum toxin". According to the Notice on Including Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Administration of Toxic Drugs (State Food and Drug Administration [2008] No. 405), Botulinum toxin type A has been included in the administration of toxic drugs. The parties' publication of illegal advertisements for toxic drugs for medical use violates the provisions of the first paragraph of article 15 of the Advertising Law of the People's Republic of China. The Tianhe District Market Supervision Bureau ordered the parties to stop publishing false and illegal advertisements in accordance with the law, and imposed administrative penalties on the parties in accordance with the law.

Toxic drugs, narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, radioactive drugs and other special drugs for medical use, on the one hand, are necessary for medical activities, and proper use is conducive to treating diseases and alleviating patients' pain; on the other hand, the potential harm is very large, once used improperly, it may lead to addiction, damage to physical health, and even endanger life safety, and it should be managed most strictly. The market supervision department will strictly investigate and punish the advertising behavior of publishing such special drugs in accordance with the law and maintain the order of the advertising market.

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