Beware of fancy scams!The Consumer Tips for this elderly person in Xi'an Market Supervision Bur

On June 7, the Xi'an Market and Regulatory Bureau issued an old consumption tip to remind consumers to be cautious when consumption to avoid falling into the consumption trap of bad merchants.

\"In recent years, with the gradual increase in self -care consciousness of the elderly, health care consumption of\" spend money to buy health \"has become the choice of many elderly people. However There are still many problems in the current health care products market, and there are many misunderstandings about the cognition of health products. \"The relevant staff of Xi'an Market Supervision said that health foods are not medicines and cannot claim the treatment effect. Some illegal health food advertisements often exaggerate product efficacy, contain absolute words and false commitments, claiming that they can cure all diseases, use the words \"cure\", \"medicine to disease\", or \"invalid refunds\", \"none \"Poisonous side effects\" and other commitments, seriously deceive and induce consumers.

In addition, some illegal merchants use the form of \"interviews, lectures, interviews, symposiums\" and other forms to invite some counterfeit experts, professors and old Chinese medicine at the scene at the scene For \"health\" lectures, and to sell health food by the way, many elderly people have purchased a lot of counterfeit health foods because of blindly trusting these so -called experts or celebrities; \"Release of small gifts\" and \"draw\" and other methods to attract the elderly to participate in their organizational activities, sometimes some so -called patients appear to appear, hire people to create the illusion of buying products, and cause the elderly people to buy it without buying it. The psychological hint of losing loss without buying is \"brainwashed\" unknowingly to buy products; some illegal health food advertising uses the names and images of state organs and institutions, medical institutions, academic institutions, and industry organizations. Explain to enhance the authority and persuasion of the product. There are also some advertisements that contain the so -called \"scientific or research discovery\", \"experiment or data proof\" that cannot be confirmed, and consumers should be vigilant.

At the same time, there are some illegal merchants hired the so -called \"experts\" and \"professors\" to conduct free expert medical examinations or free consultations for the elderly. Many elderly people are free of charge After the physical examination or consultation, \"experts\" and \"professors\" often inform the elderly in the body that there are many problems. They need to buy product treatment in time. Many elderly people have been deceived to buy a bunch of useless and unknown and false health care. food.

Xi'an Newspaper All -Media Reporter Nan Jiangyuan Intern Ding Yiyi

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