On September 6, 2026, consumer associations from Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei jointly conducted a meeting with 8 brands including Hope Tree, Honeywell, and Shanshan, as well as e-commerce platforms. This action targeted rectification of false advertising issues related to products such as formaldehyde detectors and formaldehyde-removing jelly. Surveys revealed that commercially available portable formaldehyde detectors generally suffer from insufficient accuracy and unstable results, making them unable to replace professional testing; the high formaldehyde-removal rates claimed by some products were actually results from sealed chambers, which do not match home environments at all. Consumer associations pointed out that such advertising misleads consumers and have required relevant companies to fulfill their responsibilities, avoiding exaggeration of effects, confusion of concepts, and evasion of risks.
On September 6, 2026, consumer association organizations from Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei jointly conducted a meeting with brands such as Hope Tree, Honeywell, and Shanshan, as well as e-commerce platforms. They launched a campaign to address the false advertising of products like formaldehyde detectors and related products. Surveys revealed that commercially available portable formaldehyde detectors generally suffer from insufficient accuracy and unreliable results, making them unable to replace professional testing. Some products claimed “99% formaldehyde removal rate in 2 hours” or “can be used for moving into a new home within 24 hours,” but these were actually data from sealed chamber experiments, which do not match the conditions in households. Consumer associations emphasized that such advertising misleads consumers and demanded that companies take responsibility for their actions, avoiding exaggeration of effects, confusion of concepts, and evasion of risks.