Regulator bans sale of beverages that often came in fake blood bags and were advertised as containing juice and alcohol
BEIJING (Caixin Online) — The food safety watchdog has banned the sale “vampire drinks” that were cashing in on certain Hollywood movies’ popularity with China’s young people Nike Shox TLX Hombre Grises Baratas , in part because their labeling fell short of standards.
The drinks, inspired by Hollywood films like The Vampire Diaries and Twilight, are often sold in mock blood bags and with fake blood type labels such as AB or O.
Many of the drinks that were being sold on the e-commerce website Taobao were advertised as containing juice and alcohol and cost from 20 to 30 yuan. The drinks, with names like Vampire Diaries Drink and Imitation Blood Plasma, were also being sold in convenience stores.
The China Food and Drug Administration said on July 15 that an investigation found that many of the beverages failed to meet food product requirements for labeling and the listing of production license numbers and manufacturing dates, causing concern over their quality and safety.
“The use of unqualified products as a marketing tactic to cater to thrill-seekers runs counter to basic principles of sincerity and ethics in society, violates national laws and regulations, misleads consumers and – most importantly – hurts teens’ mental and physical health,” the food safety watchdog said.
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It ordered e-commerce vendors and physical stores to stop selling the beverages, and prohibited them from future sales. It also said it would severely punish those found violating its rules.
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its closing session Tuesday morning, at which a new CPC Central Committee and a new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) will be elected.
Xi Jinping presided over the closing session.
More than 2,300 delegates and specially invited delegates are expected to pass resolutions