China’s 100-day action to crack down on illegal practices in the health products market, including those by direct selling companies, has ended. A total of 49 direct selling products have been revoked. Earlier this week, the 13 Chinese departments that launched the nationwide 100-day campaign in January to rectify the health market chaos jointly held a […]

Increased scrutiny by the Chinese government of health companies in the direct selling sector has intensified since December after high-profile incidents. In December, Tianjin-based Quanjian Group was investigated for false advertising after it used the image of a girl who died of cancer in a promotional poster for cancer-fighting products. Eighteen employees of the company were later detained […]