Sacheon City inspects new food and health functional food promotion center

[사천=뉴스핌] Choi Min -du Reporter = Sacheon -si, Gyeongnam, announced on the 11th that it will conduct inspections on the new promotional hall, also known as ‘Outdae’ to crack down on selling food and health functional foods to senior citizens such as false and hype.

Poster for general inspection of new health functional food promotion center conducted by Sacheon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do[사진=사천시]2024.11.11

‘Outdaebang’ refers to a place where the elderly are attracted by free gifts or performances, and then cheated as a health functional food, or sells them at high prices, as if they are treated and effective in the disease.

To avoid crackdowns, they are operated in a closed manner, with access to outsiders except the elderly restricted.

The city plans to intensively inspect ▲ false or exaggerated advertising of foods as if they are effective or effective in treating diseases such as preventing high blood pressure or dementia ▲ selling general foods as health functional foods or medicines.

In addition, the surveillance system for prevention will be strengthened by actively utilizing senior monitors to regularly inspect senior centers, senior citizen gathering places, and complaint reception areas.

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