March 15 every year is International Consumer Rights Day. The FDA encourages consumers to be aware of their basic rights to protect themselves from falling prey to poor-quality health products and deceptive advertising. Open channels on every platform for reporting complaints. Dr. Narong Aphikulvanich, Secretary-General of the Food and Drug Administration, revealed that March 15 of every year is "International Consumer Rights Day" or World Consumer Rights Day. It is a day that encourages consumers around the world to be aware of their basic rights. and promote respect protect one's rights which is considered extremely important Because if consumers are strong Know how to protect your rights It will be a mechanism that will help the government sector carry out comprehensive consumer protection work. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an agency whose main mission is to protect consumers in health products. We are concerned about consumers who have been damaged by consuming health products that do not have standard quality. or become a victim of deceptive advertising Therefore, we would like to encourage consumers to take a stand and demand their own rights. The FDA has opened channels for consumers to file complaints through the FDA hotline 1556 Line @FDAThai Facebook : FDAThai Email: 1556@fda.moph.go .th PO Box 1556, Ministry of Public Health Post Office, Nonthaburi Province 11004 or Provincial Public Health Offices nationwide. The FDA places importance on the voice of consumers. In fiscal year 2023, the FDA received 2,106 complaints about food, 1,145 about drugs, 420 about cosmetics, 189 about medical devices, 129 about herbs, 49 about hazardous substances, 31 about narcotic substances, and 38 about other things, for a total of 4,107 complaints. The top 10 complaints were: 1. Food advertisements, 959 complaints. 2. Drug sales advertisements on websites, 946 complaints. 3. Food labels, 904 complaints. 4. Cosmetic advertisements, 207 complaints. 5. Food authorization applications, 149 complaints. 6. Drug sal es, 145 complaints. 7. Requesting permission for cosmetics: 110 matters; 8. Advertisements for medical devices: 104 matters; 9. Advertisements for herbal products: 69 matters; Requesting permission for medical devices: 69 matters; and 10. Questions about food quality: 63 matters. The Secretary-General of the FDA also said that the FDA will continuously monitor the sale of illegal health products and advertisements through all channels. To provide consumers with safe health products and not fall prey to exaggerated advertising. If any offense is found, it will be strictly prosecuted. -411-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency