Purchasing Diet Food Containing Toxic Ingredients Warrants Tenfold Compensation - Typical Consumer Protection Case Released

Today (March 15) is International Consumer Rights Day. The Supreme People’s Court released typical cases of consumer rights protection, effectively using high-quality judicial measures to safeguard consumers’ legal rights and interests, guide businesses to operate honestly and legally, and continuously enhance the public’s sense of gain, happiness, and security. The Supreme People’s Court always considers creating a safe, fair, and trustworthy consumer legal environment as an important responsibility. It actively adapts to new consumer expectations and new requirements for rights protection, focusing on areas such as online consumption, emerging fields of consumption, and food and drug consumption, issuing judicial rules in a timely manner to promote standardized development.

Relevant cases reflect the following work priorities: First, severely punish illegal acts related to food safety. Food consumption is the most basic form of consumption. Food safety concerns the health and life safety of the people. The people’s courts attach great importance to food safety protection, fully implementing the “Four Strictest” requirements, and striving to safeguard the public’s “safety on the tip of the tongue” through the rule of law. A typical case released by the Supreme Court shows that, in pursuit of illegal profits, operators added toxic and harmful ingredients to weight-loss foods, seriously threatening consumers’ health. The people’s court supported consumers’ claim for ten times compensation, demonstrating the judiciary’s “zero tolerance” attitude toward food safety violations and strongly deterring illegal activities. (CCTV News)