权健虚假宣传曾被通报 负面风波不断

Initial investigation has found that some products from Tianjin-based health industry giant Quanjian Nature Medicine Technology Development Co. are suspected of "exaggerated promotion," a senior official of Tianjin said on Friday.

天津市一位高级官员周五表示，经初步调查发现，天津市保健行业巨头权健天然医药科技开发有限公司部分产品涉嫌存在“夸大宣传”问题。

Kang Yi, vice mayor of Tianjin and head of the joint investigation team, said investigation is still underway.

天津市副市长、联合调查组组长康义表示，问题仍在进一步调查中。

Quanjian has also been accused of illegal pyramid sales, which is banned in China, operating without a license, improper promotion and unsafe health products.

权健还被控非法传销(在中国被禁止)，无证经营，不当促销不安全的保健产品。

E-commerce sites including Tmall, Suning.com, JD.com and vip.com have taken Quanjian products offline. However, the company’s products can still be found on Taobao. Alibaba said it is waiting for the results of the official investigation.

包括天猫、苏宁、京东和唯品会在内的电商网站已经将权健产品下线。然而，该公司的产品仍然可以在淘宝上找到。阿里巴巴表示，正在等待官方调查结果。

Tianjin-based Quanjian, founded in 2014 with a registered capital of 400.8 million yuan (US$58.32 million), came under fire after an article on a WeChat account accused it of making misleading claims about “fire therapy” and its traditional medicines, and was also blamed for the death of a girl.

总部位于天津的权健于2014年创立，注册资本为4.008亿元(约合5832万美元)。因一篇微信推送指责该公司对“火疗”及其传统药物做出误导性宣传，该公司饱受大众诟病，且其因造成一个女孩死亡而受指责。