Strict punishment can curb medicine scams

Editors note: Tianjin-based health products company Quanjian Group has been accused of making huge profits by misleading consumers about the effects of its products. The pop science WeChat account Dingxiangyisheng (or Lilac Doctor) posted an article that cited the example of Zhou Yang, a 4-year-old girl diagnosed with a type of cancer in 2012, who died after taking Quanjian's "anti-cancer medicine", although the company claimed in its advertisements she was cured. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang. Excerpts follow:

If claims are true, firm has broken the law

The facts about the case still need checking. But if what Dingxiangyisheng and the girl's father have said is true, Quanjian has violated the law in two possible ways.