Hu purchased the "meal replacement cake" in a hangzhou trade co., LTD., which contains ginseng ingredients (planted), L-carnitine, etc., but did not indicate the the people that not suitable to eat ginseng and the addtive L-carnitine was used beyond the scope of GB 14880, According to investigated fact that the court can determine Hu has in involved in a number of similar lawsuits across the country, combined with the professional food safety standards knowledge of him, can prove that it is for the purpose of making a profit and purchase for food, the plaintiff's identity will no longer be defined as "customers", so the plaintiff's claim shall not be supported. The plaintiff claimed to refund the payment for goods, which met the legal provisions, and the court supported that.

        胡某在杭州某贸易有限公司购买的“代餐饼”，配料包含人参（人工种植）、左某肉碱等，但未标注人参不适宜人群及食用限量且超范围添加左某肉碱，法院根据查明的事实，能够认定原告在全国范围内，多次进行与本案类似的法律诉讼，结合原告提出的涉案产品不符合食品安全标准的专业程度，可以证明其是以牟利为目的而购买案涉食品，原告的身份不再被界定为“消费者”，故本院对于原告要求惩罚性赔偿的诉讼请求不予支持。法院认为涉案商品未标注人参不适宜人群及食用限量且超范围添加左某肉碱，不符合食品安全标准，原告主张退还货款，符合法律规定，本院予以支持。

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