Nausea, a roaring skull and shaky hands – it sounds like a classic hangover.
In order to alleviate the unpleasant symptoms, there are a variety of ways. While some rely on fresh air or coffee, there have been on pain pills or Anti-hangover remedy.
This, however, could soon be removed completely from the sale. According to a judgment of the Frankfurt higher regional court in whose advertising promises are to be provided with inadmissible health-related statements.
Cat funds will assist Regeneration
The said Anti-hangover agent in the trading or Online in the Form of tablets or Shots. In terms of content, they are made mostly from a blend of electrolytes, vitamins, and plants.
To the body as soon as possible, the vital substances, which he had to lose due to the alcohol-induced water loss.
Regardless of the efficacy of the agents speak, you attract the consumers often with information on the packaging such as “prevent hangover” or “effective against headache and Nausea”.
The court sees this as an impermissible disease statement on the conditional that the buyer – similar to drugs – the successful Prevention or treatment to assure the appropriate disease.
Hangover as an illness
From Juris itscher point of view, a hangover is actually considered as a disease, as Affected according to the higher regional court of “minor or temporary disturbance of the normal condition or the normal activity of the body” is suffering.
After the resolution was adopted in September 2019, officially, there were increasing complaints about Anti-hangover agent in the competitive Central. A total of 22 complaints about the materials received.
In the past year, there were just three pieces.
Anti-Hangover Agent: Illegal Advertising
The competition headquarters is a classified advertising promise as an improper assertions.
Compared to the Pharmaceutical newspaper of the Central declared that the information on Anti-hangover products would be in breach of the EU Health Claims regulation.
These rules provide detailed regulations for nutrition and health – related information.
Currently, the competition headquarters is working to take the Anti-hangover-funds from the sale. The nine-piece have already been taken out of the trade, and a further four for the Online sale locked. Further proceedings are still open.
Sources
- Ordinary courts of Hesse (2019): hangovers as a disease, retrieved on 19.12.2019. https://ordentliche-gerichtsbarkeit.hessen.de/pressemitteilungen/kater
- Pharmazeutische Zeitung (2019): Competition Central. Advertising for Anti-hangover agent stopped, retrieved on 19.12.2019. https://www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/werbung-von-anti-kater-mitteln-gestoppt/
Laura Hindelang
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