2015-04-02 14:26

 

Health care products sales trap many buy their eyes to beware fooled

 

CNDSN network April 2nd news (jellyfish) with the improvement of living standards, people's health consciousness gradually strengthens, the community name of "health products" selling a variety of products are more and more. Advertising, selling all kinds of ways. Elderly people are now many manufacturers focus on the promotion of the object, often through the "free experience", "service", so that the elderly heart, buy some may not need products. Yantai food and drug administration to remind the general public, to see things in a blur of products and marketing, must pay attention to four points to keep their eyes open, beware fooled.

Not to be confused with "health food", "medical devices" and "health care products"

Health food is a scientific evaluation of the approved, registered by the state, and that has specific physiological functions or to supplement the vitamins, minerals for the purpose of food. These claims and the scope of the name language has experienced a process of gradual change, but is always subject to strict management and limited. Health food packaging labels are printed on the illegal health food special symbol, the registered number of approval mark can be found on the State Food and Drug Administration website.

The medical equipment is used for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of disease, its applicable scope after regulators strict certification, all the medical equipment, including imported medical equipment, medical equipment, must be registered to obtain permits (for the record) before the sale, product packaging, instructions must be printed on the production license production enterprises (for the record) card number, product registration (for the record) no..

The so-called "health food", is a kind of folk appellations, refers to a variety of claims has the health care function of the human body, now on the market all kinds of "health care", contains a variety of food, equipment, appliances, said health care function is Nothing is too strange. These claims for enterprises, self claimed, there are a lot of beyond the scope permitted by the state.

The correct identification of the purchase of health food

Recognizing the signs of health food products

Any health food, product packaging must be printed on the upper left corner of a blue hat shaped pattern, the following is marked with "four words" in health care food. "Blue hat" pattern is approved by the state of health food special signs, without state approval will not be allowed to use the logo products, shall not be declared health care function. Below the approval and approval of the department. According to the law, the country before April 25, 2003, by the Ministry of health is responsible for the examination and approval of health food health food, after April 25, 2003, by the State Food and Drug Administration for approval. Approved by the Ministry of health of the domestic health food approval number format "No.534 No. * * * * (* * *)," imported health food approval number format "Wei Jian fresh word no. * * * * (* * *)"; the domestic health food approval number format for the "country food key word G********," imported health food the approval number format for the "country food key word J********," the middle of 8 Arabia digital, the top 4 for the approval of the year, after the 4 bit sequence number.

A product corresponding to an approval number. If consumers find an approval number corresponding to the number of products in the market, must be careful. Recommends that consumers can according to the product name or the registered number of approval, landing the State Food and Drug Administration (www.sfda.gov.cn) website "real data query" column query product.

Read the labels and instructions carefully

Health food label is the information relating to the products, production introduction, is to guide the consumer food products on the basis of, its content must be approved by the national regulatory authorities and the content of the agreement, and in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations. Consumers in the purchase of products, to label as the basis, and do not listen to sales personnel oral or tabloid publicity. One is to see the crowd and not suitable for product labeling. Health food is suitable for certain general provisions and not suitable for the crowd, consumers must be according to their physical condition to selectively purchase in the purchase of health food, "the crowd" of their own accord with that of the product, not suitable for people "". Such as, low immunity, insomnia, simple obesity, you can select the appropriate to enhance immunity, improve sleep, slimming foods. The frail elderly, chronic disease, children and adolescents, pregnant women, should be careful in the choice of health food. The two is to see the product out of the health care function. Health care function is based on the product formulation, the scientific literature, function test, by the national regulatory authorities to determine the organization of technical evaluation, health care function name must be in accordance with national regulatory approval of health care function name specification writing, not beyond the scope or exaggerate the function of health food label, does not contain or imply that the therapeutic effect.

The right to buy the use of medical devices

To buy and use under the guidance of a doctor

The medical equipment is used for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of disease, so that consumers in the purchase of medical equipment to carefully read the product manual, mechanism of action, make clear the scope of products, the use of methods, matters needing attention, contraindications, combined with the doctor's advice and their choice of products.

To view the product license

All the medical equipment, the specifications must be printed on the packaging, production license production enterprises (for the record) license, product registration (for the record) no.. No production license (Registration) card number and product registration (for the record) card number, or counterfeit products, or does not belong to medical equipment products. Consumers can log the State Food and Drug Administration website authenticity of no..

To learn how to view the product classification

Implementation of the system of classified management of medical equipment in China, according to the risk level of products can be divided into the first, second, third. See the product registration number "in the word" after the first digit is 1, to the first class, 3 class medical devices is third, only three categories, the higher the degree of risk categories. Third types of medical equipment is to buy their own as a home, because this kind of medical instruments there is a big security risk, the use of more stringent requirements. Therefore, consumers in the purchase of medical equipment, should consult clear to businesses product categories and security risks, so as to choose high security products.

Do not believe the marketing propaganda

Medical equipment in the registration and approval, its scope is to pass the strict regulatory authorities approved, so consumers in the purchase to view the official product description. In particular, some businesses in the marketing of products not in accordance with the approved by the scope of publicity, or even any exaggerated product efficacy, propaganda "magical effect", "cure all" when faced with this situation, consumers have to be especially careful. Fitness equipment, with "health" function of the clothes, shoes, socks, hats, bracelets, earrings and so does not belong to medical equipment, they are just ordinary commodity, does not have the treatment function, and without any clinical verification, if consumers buy these products to treat the disease, not only a waste of money, but also adversely affected the disease treatment.

Not without approval from the regulator's place to buy health food, medical apparatus and instruments

Buy health food should go to large shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, regular health food stores, to see whether a food circulation permit (business scope including health food); the purchase of medical equipment to a regular pharmacy or medical equipment enterprises to purchase, at the time of purchase to see whether the business has a medical device license (or medical equipment business registration certificate), business license and other legal qualification, after sale service is guaranteed. Don't take any product sales for the purpose of health knowledge lectures, experts report; not by sales, telephone sales, free trial activities, to buy health care products sales of so-called; flow, temporary stands selling products to buy carefully, in order to avoid being taken. Consumers in the purchase of products must be available to indicate the product name, brand and price, purchase invoices, easy to repair, complaints about the quality of products, do not buy no formal plan cheap paper products, otherwise, it is difficult to rights.

Consumers in the purchase of the use of health food, medical equipment found in the process of product quality problems, can call to report complaints telephone: 12331 food and drug. "

(original title: health care products sales trap many buy their eyes beware fooled)

Editor: small Shen