From 2019 to November this year, the Consumer Council received 12 complaints involving NMN products.
In recent years, NMN health care products have become popular. Some merchants claim that the product ingredients can effectively increase the body’s NAD+ level, help anti-aging, and enhance memory. Some of the promotions even mention that it has been certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and SGS. The price is often more than 1,000 yuan. From 2019 to November this year, the Consumer Council received 12 complaints involving NMN, and there were 8 cases in the first 11 months of this year alone. Some complained that after purchasing the relevant products in the online shop and taking them, the face appeared severely drooping and the lips swelled, etc., and they suspected of buying fake products. At present, health food is regulated by a number of laws in Hong Kong, including the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, and the Undesirable Advertisements (Medicine) Ordinance, etc. Huang Fengxian, the chief executive of the Consumer Council, said that if the relevant product statement mentioned the specified disease or pathology, and made exaggerated publicity and promotion, it may violate the law. He called on manufacturers and distributors to pay special attention to the promotion of claims, and also have the responsibility to take reasonable measures. Measures to ensure authenticity and reliability of certification. Customs said that in the first 11 months of this year, it received 6 complaints about NMN-containing health care products, accounting for about 18% of the overall health care product complaints, involving insufficient NMN content, failure to receive goods after payment, and suspected counterfeit products. Lei Yiquan, Chief Trade Control Director of the Customs Commodity Description Investigation Division, said that they will use the form of “snake release” to understand the situation of products on the market, and merchants must also have evidence to support product claims such as anti-cancer and anti-cancer products. If the customs has evidence to prove it is false or misleading Sexual product descriptions, merchants may violate the “Trade Descriptions Regulations”.
Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists, believes that NMN has not been included in health products or drugs by the US FDA. If the product has relevant statements, it may be misleading. Huang Fengxian reminded consumers that the US FDA will not certify the efficacy of health care products, because according to US laws, manufacturers only need to notify the ingredients of health care products and submit documents stating that the ingredients are safe to eat, thinking that claiming FDA certification may be wrong.