Fines for false vitamin claims during COVID-19 still unpaid

During the COVID-19 period, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) issued high fines to companies that made misleading health claims about vitamins. According to the NVWA, the claims about the effectiveness of vitamins against COVID-19 were unfounded.

Now, six years after the fines were issued, not a single cent has been paid. The NVWA has not yet received any payments. The exact reason for this is unknown.

The NVWA imposed the fines after receiving signals of misleading advertising. It concerns companies that, according to the authority, spread incorrect information about the protective effect of vitamins against the coronavirus.

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