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Like Other Outbreaks, Coronavirus Symptoms Include False Health Claims, Price-Gouging

 
• By Eileen Francis

FDA isn't alone monitoring drug, medical device and food companies making false Covid-19 treatment claims. New York AG warns Jim Bakker, UK agency cuts off face mask ads, Amazon removes thousands of products priced to cheat fearful consumers and Facebook cuts false ads.

Health and wellness companies attempting to capitalize on the coronavirus 2019 outbreak with exorbitant product prices or bogus prevention and treatment claims face not only regulatory enforcement, but also removal of products from Amazon and ads from Facebook.

A UK online retailer's sales of "Anti Corona" face masks and US televangelist Jim Bakker's pitch for an immunity supplement as a virus healer are among the fraudulent consumer health product claims for

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