More than 1,000 illegal advertisement posts related to overseas direct purchase of medical devices have been caught
Jul 23, 2025
A number of illegal advertisement posts related to overseas direct purchase of medical devices have been caught.
Over the past three months (2025.3.10.~6.30), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the National Federation of Green Consumer Solidarity, and associations and organizations related to medical devices monitored overseas direct online platforms and discovered a total of 1,009 illegal advertisement posts and asked the Korea Communications Standards Commission to block access and check them with local governments.
This is the result of a joint monitoring team of the private and public sectors of medical devices, which has been operated together by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, consumer groups, and medical device-related organizations since March this year, monitoring domestic and overseas direct purchase platforms at all times. The public-private joint monitoring group is operated by medical device-related organizations such as the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the National Council of Green Consumer Solidarity, the Korea Medical Device Industry Association, the Korea Medical Device Distribution Association, and the Korea Dental Device Industry Association, and consists of a total of 18 employees and members recommended by the organization.
Among the 1,009 illegal advertisement posts caught this time, overseas direct medical device advertisements (856) were the most common, and the main products were ▲hypertensive meters (163 cases), ▲ light-irradiated hair removal devices (95 cases), ▲ electric and other surgical devices (laser pens that remove points, 68 cases), ▲ soft contact lenses (53 cases), ▲ thermometers (53 cases), etc., mostly used by personal users at home.
In addition, products used by experts in hospitals, such as ▲ patient monitoring devices (25 cases), ▲ stethoscope (18 cases), ▲ visible light polymer for dental purposes (10 cases), were also discovered.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that medical devices purchased directly from overseas are not verified for safety and effectiveness, so they should be careful when purchasing them, and they should purchase formal imported products because they are not legally protected in the event of consumer damage. In addition, when purchasing a medical device through an online platform, it is necessary to check in advance whether 'medical device' is authorized, certified, or reported.
Over the past three months (2025.3.10.~6.30), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the National Federation of Green Consumer Solidarity, and associations and organizations related to medical devices monitored overseas direct online platforms and discovered a total of 1,009 illegal advertisement posts and asked the Korea Communications Standards Commission to block access and check them with local governments.
This is the result of a joint monitoring team of the private and public sectors of medical devices, which has been operated together by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, consumer groups, and medical device-related organizations since March this year, monitoring domestic and overseas direct purchase platforms at all times. The public-private joint monitoring group is operated by medical device-related organizations such as the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the National Council of Green Consumer Solidarity, the Korea Medical Device Industry Association, the Korea Medical Device Distribution Association, and the Korea Dental Device Industry Association, and consists of a total of 18 employees and members recommended by the organization.
Among the 1,009 illegal advertisement posts caught this time, overseas direct medical device advertisements (856) were the most common, and the main products were ▲hypertensive meters (163 cases), ▲ light-irradiated hair removal devices (95 cases), ▲ electric and other surgical devices (laser pens that remove points, 68 cases), ▲ soft contact lenses (53 cases), ▲ thermometers (53 cases), etc., mostly used by personal users at home.
In addition, products used by experts in hospitals, such as ▲ patient monitoring devices (25 cases), ▲ stethoscope (18 cases), ▲ visible light polymer for dental purposes (10 cases), were also discovered.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that medical devices purchased directly from overseas are not verified for safety and effectiveness, so they should be careful when purchasing them, and they should purchase formal imported products because they are not legally protected in the event of consumer damage. In addition, when purchasing a medical device through an online platform, it is necessary to check in advance whether 'medical device' is authorized, certified, or reported.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
