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FDA Warnings for Fraudulent COVID-19 Products

As part of the FDA’s effort to protect consumers, the agency issued warning letters to five companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products. There are currently no FDA-approved products to prevent or treat COVID-19. Read FDA warning letters to:

  • SinoTradition.com, which offers traditional Chinese medicine products, including “Lianhua Qingwen Capsules” and “Qing Fei Pai Du Tang,” for sale in the United States with false or misleading claims that the products can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19 in people.
  • Butterfly Expressions, LLC, which offers blessed waters, essential oils, hand sanitizers, homeopathic products, and tinctures for sale in the United States with false or misleading claims that the products can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19 in people.
  • Lotus Herbal Supplements, which offers traditional Chinese medicine products, including “Lianhua Qingwen Capsules,” for sale in the United States with false or misleading claims that the products can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19 in people.
  • Lianhuaqingwencaps.com, offers traditional Chinese medicine products, including “Lianhua Qingwen,” for sale in the United States with false or misleading claims that the products can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19 in people.
  • Shen Clinic, LLC, which offers traditional Chinese medicine products, including “SHUANG HUANG LIAN,” for sale in the United States with false or misleading claims that the products can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19 in people.