Canh Diem fined more than 1 million USD for advertising functional foods

Follow Onthe market management agency of Guangzhou city (Guangdong province (China) has ordered Jing Tian to pay a fine of more than 1 million USD for violating the advertising law, in particular, she was confiscated. 373,000 USD pay and receive fines $686,000.

According to a report by the General Administration of Market Administration of China, Jing Tian is suspected of violating the Law on Advertising when signing a contract to represent Guangzhou Medical Technology Company. This agency transferred the case file to the Guangzhou Municipal Market Supervision Bureau to inspect and verify violations.

Specifically, at the end of 2021, Jing Tian signed a contract to be an image representative for Wu Xian Chang food company in Guangzhou, advertising a type of food of this company that “have the effect of preventing the absorption of fat and sugar. “. However, there are no reports to prove that this product has this effect.

Canh Diem regrets false advertising

Canh Diem immediately apologized to the public through his personal page: “I did not properly check the documents and product information when signing the contract, causing a negative impact on consumers, I succeeded. so sorry”. The actress also accepted the fine and paid in full.

The case of Canh Diem false advertising is also the first time a Chinese star has been administratively fined for violating the advertising law. According to China’s Advertising Law promulgated in 2015, for products related to consumer health, the image representative and the production company are both responsible for false advertising causing harm to consumers. consumers.

Jing Tian is one of China’s top entertainment stars. She has acted in films such as: Police Story 2013, The Wind Waves in Macau, The Great Wall of Death, Kong: Skull Island…