TOKYO, Nov 05 (News On Japan) - The Consumer Affairs Agency announced it has ordered a mail-order business based in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, which sells medicinal toothpaste and similar products, to halt certain business operations for three months due to exaggerated advertising.
The agency is demanding that the business implement preventive measures against similar actions in the future.
Source: ANN
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