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SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED TO WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES vs S. 10 — 2022 CLD 525 COMPETITION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN

Case information

Citation
2022 CLD 525 COMPETITION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
Year
2022
Reporter
CLD
Parties
SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED TO WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES vs S. 10
Provisions referred to
S. 10---D; S. 10; Competition Act

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Judgment text as reported

SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED TO WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES VS S. 10---Deceptive marketing practices---Scope---An undertaking claimed that its product 'balances Endocrine system, improves circulation, enhances immunity' and 'it can prevent cancer in large intestine'---Commission issued a show cause notice for prima facie violation of S. 10 of the Competition Act, 2010---Undertaking did not submit any reply and also failed to appear before the Commission, hence no substantiations were received for the claims made---Held; it was necessary to examine the claim with respect to the prevention of cancer as cancer being a fatal illness required highest degree of scientific evidence to prove or establish that by taking the product of undertaking regularly, such an illness can be prevented---In absence, of any kind of evidence in support of its claim, the same shall be considered to be false and misleading---Undertaking is liable for violation of S. 10(2)(a) of the Competition Act, 2010.

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