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Tapping public concern, there has been a significant number of product listings online claiming to prevent or treat Covid-19, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said in a press release yesterday.
These fraudulent products include health supplements and herbs. One of the false and misleading claims is they “prevent and cure coronavirus”. Test kits that claim to be able to diagnose Covid-19 within 10 minutes are also being offered.
HSA cautioned there is no evidence that such products can prevent or treat Covid-19.
Testing can be done only by clinical laboratories or medical professionals in clinics and hospitals to ensure an accurate result and diagnosis, it said.
The listings are among more than 2,500 adulterated products or products making false or misleading health claims from local e-commerce platforms that HSA has removed during Operation Pangea, an Internet-based enforcement action coordinated by Interpol between March 3 and 10.
Adulterated lifestyle products such as weight loss pills and sexual enhancement medicines comprised more than 32 per cent of the listings taken down.
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