{"id":285152,"date":"2024-02-29T19:08:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=285152"},"modified":"2024-02-29T19:08:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:38:52","slug":"perils-of-misleading-advertisements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/perils-of-misleading-advertisements\/","title":{"rendered":"Perils of misleading advertisements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on Truth in advertising matters has been created based on the article \u201cPatanjali ad case: Truth in advertising matters\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cLive Mint\u201d<\/strong> on 29 February 2024.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus<\/strong>–GS Paper-2-<\/strong> Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>-The article discusses the importance of protecting consumers from being misled by deceptive advertisements.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong>– The Supreme court has criticized Patanjali Ayurved, for making misleading claims in advertisements about its products curing diseases.<\/p>\n

What is misleading advertising?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It refers to any advertising message that misleads the consumer by making false or exaggerated claims.
\nFor ex-False product specifications, misleading price comparisons and false testimonials from fake customers.<\/p>\n

A detailed article on the Consumer Protection Act, 2019<\/strong> can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the issues associated with misleading advertising on healthcare products?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Ethical issue<\/strong>– It violates the trust of consumers and undermines the integrity of the business.<\/p>\n

2) Violation of law<\/strong>– The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act of 1954 prohibits benefits claim without sound scientific basis.<\/p>\n

3) Adverse health impact-<\/strong>Unverified products can have negative effect on health of consumers.<\/p>\n

How are therapeutic claims tested in allopathic systems?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Every formulation must undergo scientific testing.<\/p>\n

2) Strict procedures laid down by drug regulators must be followed.<\/p>\n

3) All therapeutic claims must be validated by any authorized scientific agency before getting approval for specific use.<\/p>\n

What should be the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Scientific Evidence-<\/strong> Before making any claims about a product, businesses should ensure that they are backed by scientific evidence.<\/p>\n

2) Transparency<\/strong>– Businesses should be transparent about their products and services. This includes providing accurate information about product specifications, prices, and customer testimonials.<\/p>\n

3) Regulatory approval<\/strong>– There is a need to amend Drugs and Magic Remedy Act so that Ayurvedic medicines sold through misleading advertisements can be stopped.<\/p>\n

Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How does misleading advertisement endanger the interest of consumers? What steps can be taken to address this problem?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Truth in advertising matters has been created based on the article \u201cPatanjali ad case: Truth in advertising matters\u201d published in \u201cLive Mint\u201d on 29 February 2024. UPSC Syllabus–GS Paper-2- Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. News-The article discusses the importance of protecting consumers… Continue reading Perils of misleading advertisements<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[212,10506,8131],"class_list":["post-285152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-livemint","tag-social-issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}