The FDA also should provide information such as a product's FDA registration number and any permission granted by the agency for product advertising, she said. Ms Sathaporn was speaking during a seminar on consumer protection in Bangkok to mark World Consumer Rights Day yesterday. While most product owners claimed their goods were approved by the FDA, the reality was the FDA registration numbers could be forged and product commercials exaggerated. Delays in the FDA taking action against errant product owners were a problem. Meanwhile, Witthaya Kulsomboon, manager of the Health Consumer Protection Program, said the country's e-commerce market was worth 230-240 billion baht last year.

Source: Bangkok Post March 15, 2017 21:45 UTC