Hongmao Medicinal Liquor controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2018
Doctor arrested across provinces for criticizing the medicinal liquor, sparking disputes over advertising and legal procedure
In 2018, doctor Tan Qindong was arrested across provincial lines after criticizing Hongmao medicinal liquor online, triggering controversy over the liquor's advertising, reputation-defense litigation, and criminal procedure. Prosecutors returned the case for supplementary investigation and changed the coercive measures, and the doctor was released on bail pending trial; drug regulators required the company to explain advertising and medication-safety issues. The initial charge of damaging commercial reputation was not treated as a conviction.