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In order to protect consumers and avoid misinformation in the public during the health emergency the team of the Indecopi Supervision Directorate commissioned by the Commission for the Supervision of Unfair Competition CCD has been supervising 26 laboratories that would offer through alleged misleading advertising the service of Neutralizing Antibody Tests indicating that they would determine the efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19. Indecopi reported that the audits are being carried out in the following establishments LABCORP. MULTILAB.SYNLAB. SWITZERLAND AB. EMS CLINICAL LABORATORY. SERVIMEDIC. MURUHUAY SANCTUARY POLYCLINICAL LABORATORY. SAMA GROUP. CLNICA SANTA ELIZABETH. PREVENTIS HEALTH. SERVISALUD MEDICAL CLINIC. POLICLNICO JULIO C. TELLO. CLAEN MEDICAL CENTER. MEDLINE. SAN JUDAS TADEO MEDICAL CENTER. INNOMEDIC INTERNACIONAL. SPIRAT HEALTH OCCUPATIONS. OVLAB CLINICAL LABORATORY. HEALTH SERVICES. PERU LABORATORY TESTS. LABPER. MQ MEDIC. XECUENXIA. BIOLAB IMMUNOMED. WORK WELLNESS CLINIC. ROE CLINICAL LABORATORY. They would not determine post vaccination efficacyAs part of the preliminary inquiries of this investigation official information related to the use of this type of tests and the results they would yield was requested from the National Institute of Health INS. It should be noted that to date there is no test that determines post-vaccination protection. Likewise information has been requested from the aforementioned companies which will be subject to evaluation by the Institutions Supervision Directorate. The Law for the Repression of Unfair Competition provides that all advertising that is disseminated in the market must be truthful and not mislead consumers therefore if a company disseminates statements about the products or services it sells it must count with suitable and sufficient evidence to support its veracity. In the event that the laboratories fail to prove said statements the CCD is empowered to initiate an administrative sanctioning procedure against them and if an infringement is proven it may impose a maximum penalty of S 3080000 equivalent to 700 Tax Units. Tax ITU. Communication channelsIndecopi reminds citizens that they can report any situation that violates their rights as consumers through the following communication channels.
