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2021
Yakult affiliate fined over probiotic marketing claims
Shanghai Yili Dairy Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Yakult, was fined 450,000 yuan by the Shanghai Pudong New Area Market Supervision Administration over promotional claims that probiotics had an important role in preventing and treating COVID-19.
2020
Yakult China donated funds and drinks for COVID-19 response
Yakult China donated RMB 3 million to the Shanghai Charity Foundation and allocated 1.75 million bottles of Yakult probiotic drinks for frontline COVID-19 response workers. The funds were designated for the foundation's COVID-19 response initiative, prioritizing medical supplies for areas in Hubei with shortages.