On November 26, South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a message saying: South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has investigated and dealt with 282 products with false and exaggerated advertisements such as "improving the memory of college entrance examination candidates" and "relieving fatigue" on ordinary food . , Delete relevant shopping websites, and impose severe sanctions such as administrative sanctions on 50 companies that deliberately and habitually violate relevant regulations.

The main violations are:

1. Ads that mislead consumers to misidentify or confuse ordinary foods as health functional foods (135 cases)

2. False and exaggerated advertisements (75 cases)

3. Ads that mislead consumers to misunderstand common foods as medicines (57 cases)

4. Other advertisements that deceive consumers and claim that the product has the effect of preventing and curing diseases.

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