STC30 ban: Advertising scam not backed by manufact...

STC30 ban: Advertising scam not backed by manufacturer/distributor

Zim Now Writer

Superlife, the five-year old Malaysian direct selling company behind the banned STC30 products lists no super healing powers for the products on their website.

“A revolutionary formulation based on the Apple & Grape Stem Cells which increases the longevity of skin stem cells… STC30 helps to combat oxidative stress & strengthens body’s natural anti-oxidant systems,” Superlife’s website states.

Other distributors on social media claim that their products are from Mibelle Biochemistry Switzerland. That organisation’s site says it “designs and develops unique, high-quality actives for the beauty, nutraceutical and food industry which are based on naturally derived compounds and extensive scientific expertise.” There is no mention of the branded STC30 medications being sold locally with claims of treating many heath conditions.

Clearly the stem cell therapy capacity for STC30 products being implied or expressly claimed by local distributors is a false one, misleading the public.

Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) recently banned illegal advertising of STC30 products.

“STC30 is currently not registered and not approved for sale in Zimbabwe. As the authority we have noted the continued advertising and marketing of STC30 products, especially on social media.

“The continued marketing and advertising of such unregistered “medicinal” products is not only an act of criminality but also puts the lives of the citizens at risk,” said acting director-general Richard Rukwata in a recent statement.

Zimbabwe joins Botswana, Australia and Papua New Guinea among some of the countries that have raised red flags about distribution of STC30 products.