College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) D7...A large number of online unfair advertisements and illegal distribution such as nutritional supplements and ADHD treatments for test takers were detected
Nov 06, 2025
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 20th and 24th of last month that it detected 773 violations and asked the competent authority to block access and take administrative measures as a result of a special inspection of online posts advertising and selling food and medicine under the expressions of `administrative nutritional supplements' and 'ADHD treatment' on online shopping malls and Nuri communication networks (SNS).
First of all, 45 online posts were caught that were unfairly advertised for food or health functional foods with expressions such as 'administrative nutritional supplements', 'memory', 'concentration', and 'relieving tension'.
The main violations include three advertisements (6.7%) that express disease prevention and treatment effects such as ▲Adult ADHD Concentration Nutrition Agent, 13 advertisements (28.9%) that misidentify and confuse general food as health functional foods such as 'adult Nutrition Agent', and 29 false and exaggerated advertisements (64.4%) that put forward unrecognized functionality such as ▲'Improving Memory'.
In addition, 728 online posts were found that illegally sold, mediated, or advertised 'methylphenidate' products used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 'Methylphenidate' product is a drug-based specialty drug, and consumers must take it with a doctor's prescription and take special care not to misuse it.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety stated that "online illegal sales, mediation, and advertising products should never be purchased because their origin is unclear and they are likely to be counterfeit drugs. In particular, 'methylphenidate' product is a drug-based specialty drug, and consumers must take it with a doctor's prescription and take special care not to misuse it""When purchasing health functional foods, it is desirable to check the health functional food certification mark and functional contents displayed on the product."," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
