Just makes one sad

[craftbeerlover]

My wife and I are leery of 'almost' everything made here (china as well for that matter).  

NBI raids factory of fake kiddie vitamins mixed in washing machine:

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) operatives busted a factory of fake kiddie vitamins that are being prepared in a washing machine in Arayat, Pampanga. 

 

According to John Consulta’s exclusive report on “24 Oras” on Monday, the raid stemmed from a complaint by one of the factory’s former employees. 

But what stunned the operatives was the washing machine where the raw materials like sugar, food coloring, and food

flavoring were being mixed to formulate the fake supplement for children. 

The NBI said that the counterfeit vitamins are not only being supplied in Central Luzon but also in the Visayas and Mindanao. 

“Napaka-unsanitary ng kanilang ginagawa. Unregistered ang mga contents nito. Flavoring lang, asukal, ayun lang. Wala talagang bitaminang nakukuha dito,” said Jun Capreso of NBI Central Luzon. 

(What they are doing was very unsanitary. They are using unregistered content. The vitamins are just composed of flavoring and sugar, nothing else. There are no vitamins found here.)

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/925957/nbi-raids-factory-of-fake-kiddie-vitamins-mixed-in-washing-machine/story/

[craftbeerlover]

HOLY CRAP....  they have been at it for 20 years:  "An investigation suggested that the factory had been producing the falsified products for almost 20 years, according to a GMA News report.

The operation resulted in the seizure of 400,000 pesos (around $6,500) of product, according to the report, which says the gang started out counterfeiting a well-known vitamin C brand and changed over time to copy other brands."

[Possum]

I notice they did not identify the brand name or where sold. Why????

[craftbeerlover]

25 minutes ago, Possum said:

I notice they did not identify the brand name or where sold. Why????

Good question, they did say it was being sold, basically all over the entire country, for about 20 years

[Snowy79]

The scary thing is supplements even in the West are loosely regulated. The suppliers lobby Congress etc to ensure they are not classed as medicines which pretty much means they can be sold like sweets as long as they don't make medicinal claims.  

 

[Mike J]

I have met a number of Filipinos who buy and/or sell some of these 'wonder' potions.  My wife, unfortunately, is one of those who is susceptible to impressive claims of health.  She was buying some expensive "elixir" that was supposed to enhance the body and cure every ill.  I read the label, did some research.  It was manufactured in Salt Lake City, Utah (USA).  They took brine from the salt lake and purified it, bottled it, and sold it as a cure all.  It was also one of those multi-level marketing scams.  My wife was buying from the wife of a pastor.  I tried to convince the wife it was just saltwater and got nowhere.  The pastor's wife was finally scolded by her doctor who told her it was salt water and she was being cheated, and cheating her customers.  Pastor's wife felt guilty and passed the info on to my wife.  Wife bought some magic vitamin drink from a good friend of hers, again multilevel marketing.  She bought it FOR ME!  I read the label and it had a bunch of herbs and stuff, nothing dangerous.  The one bottle cost about 1200 peso and tasted like panther piss.  I chocked down one cap full.   Told the wife I would finish the bottle but never buy it again.  She agreed.  The dogs refused to drink it so I Poured one capful every day down the drain when the wife was not looking. 

 

[scott h]

1 hour ago, Mike J said:

impressive claims of health.

Anyone else remember the great Ashitaba craze about 15 years ago?. Seemed like everyone was growing a bush or two in the yard.

[Possum]

5 hours ago, Mike J said:

I have met a number of Filipinos who buy and/or sell some of these 'wonder' potions.

I have also yet they resist going to the doctor though the doctor visit may be less expensive.

It took me years to convince my wife that taking a daily multivitamin would not make her fat and she graduated from nursing school !

[Snowy79]

3 hours ago, Possum said:

I have also yet they resist going to the doctor though the doctor visit may be less expensive.

It took me years to convince my wife that taking a daily multivitamin would not make her fat and she graduated from nursing school !

I'm seeing it so often with internet influencers and Naturopaths ripping off people and using the line " doctors don't want you cured, a cured patient is a lost customer." 

They then sell unregulated supplements at stupid prices. Some people in the comments are highlighting they've not seen doctors in years as they take X, Y and Z. We're talking hundreds of dollars worth per month just so Big Pharma doesn't make anything. 

[Lee]

On 11/5/2024 at 3:26 PM, Possum said:

I notice they did not identify the brand name or where sold.

More info on the NBI children's vitamin raid.

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ARAYAT — Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation Region III (NBI-3) raided a residential house in Barangay Telapayong in this town, which is allegedly being used to manufacture counterfeit children’s vitamins.
 

Nutrivit-C was reportedly sold for P450 and was marketed door-to-door, not only in Central Luzon but also in some parts of Visayas and Mindanao. The company regularly changed the product name and label to appear as a “new” brand.

Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2001460/nbi-warns-public-vs-fake-vitamins-after-pampanga-raid#ixzz8qnQRtkLO