epidemic, in addition to masks, forehead thermometers that can quickly measure temperature have also become popular. Before mid-March of this year, the market price of forehead guns once soared to more than 400 yuan each.
reporters undercover multiple frontal temperature gun trading groups found that during this period, some illegal vendors made profits through the production and sales of three unreserved temperature guns, and some even used the Internet to trade "empty gloves and white wolves" to defraud millions of dollars at a time. As
could not obtain the domestic approval qualifications, some "sad masters" purchased the certification through an intermediary or entered the market through other invalid market certifications. A certification intermediary claimed that the forehead gun market is hot recently. It costs 20,000 yuan and can get the certificate as soon as 3 days. “The quality of the product does not matter.” Chen Hongyan, secretary general of the Medical Equipment Branch of the China Medical Materials Association, told reporters that the forehead gun It is a medical device with strict approval. During the epidemic, some places appropriately relaxed the approval threshold. "During this period, the number of three-free temperature guns is close to half of the market share, and relevant departments must strengthen management." Most of these three-free products flow into the market through online sales. The reporter noticed that recently, as the market "fed", the "who" who claimed to have stocked tens of thousands of pieces began to cut prices continuously, and even sold at a loss. The price of a forehead temperature gun of 300 to 400 yuan has dropped to about 100 yuan.
In the forehead temperature gun trading group, there is a "failure" who released the forehead temperature gun parts, indicating that it can be assembled and shipped every day. Respondents provided photos of
ranging from 320 yuan to 110 yuan per piece, and the "fell" lost money
. At the end of March this year, Zhang Hua, a company office administrator, began to worry about buying a thermometer.
In late February, Zhang Hua went to a lot of pharmacies and supermarkets but couldn't buy the goods, and online vendors didn't retail. At least 10,000 pieces were approved. Later, Zhang Hua found an e-commerce company and bought five forehead thermometers for 1,800 yuan. "There is no instruction manual or certificate in the box, and sometimes the temperature measurement is not accurate." Zhang Hua's experience was not a case. The reporter found that the forehead thermometer was out of stock until mid-March.
From March 13th to 15th, the reporter contacted pharmacies and supermarkets in Beijing, Henan, Guangdong, Hunan and other places, but could not buy forehead guns. Some merchants said that there were not many people buying forehead guns before. With the arrival of the resumption of work, the inventory in the store was quickly emptied and it was difficult for manufacturers to supply them normally. According to Manager Xu, the person in charge of Shenzhen Gaogong Electronics Co., Ltd., before the epidemic, the price of a forehead gun ranged from tens to more than 100 yuan, and later the price rose to 200 to 400 yuan. This situation did not improve until the end of March. Many companies started to produce thermostats. The market supply went from out of stock to sufficient supply, and even began to oversaturate. Data from the professional version of
Tianyan Check shows that as of March 30 this year, a total of 4,706 companies across the country are engaged in forehead gun-related businesses. From February 1st to March 30th this year, a total of 984 new companies operating in the temperature gun business were added across the country, a synchronous increase of 1993.62% over the previous year. An industry insider said that in the early days of the epidemic, forehead guns were in short supply, and there were even a lot of "falsified masters" hoarding roasted seeds and nuts, and some fake and inferior products also poured into the market. However, with the saturation of market supply, the current price of forehead guns has fallen from the beginning of March, and many "dead men" who stock up on stocks have also begun to worry about dumping them. The reporter of
noticed that in Baidu Tieba, QQ group, and WeChat group, many vendors are doing forehead gun sales. Among the QQ groups related to the "forehead temperature gun", several of the top groups show that 500 people are full, and some groups need to pay 1 yuan, 6 yuan and other different amounts of fees to join. The
reporter has been undercover in some trading groups for nearly a month, and has witnessed the process of "dealing masters" from roasting seeds to selling. The reporter noticed that in late March, the trading group's "fellow" began to publish news about price cuts. Someone repeated it every 5 minutes, and the price was lowering every day.
In the WeChat group of the "Forehead Temperature Gun Manufacturers Exchange Group", a seller in Shenzhen said that he had 1,400 forehead temperature guns in his hand and could not sell them for many days. The price dropped from 320 yuan at the beginning to 235 yuan for each set on March 14. “If you buy all of them, you can get another 5 yuan cheaper.” The merchant said that he saw a shortage of forehead guns at the beginning of the epidemic. So he stocked up from the hands of other "dead masters" and waited for the price to increase. Unexpectedly, now I can only cut the price and lose money. "I took the goods for 265 yuan at the time, and if I can't sell them now, I will lose more."
exchanged resources for a 500-person "forehead gun"In the group, a merchant named “You’an” once priced more than 320 yuan per piece, and batches of 5,000 pieces. It also stated in the information released that the amount is small and the price remains unchanged. As of April 4 On Japan, "Youan" adjusted the price to 110 yuan per piece. There is no limit on the quantity. You can buy as many as you like. When the reporter contacted the merchant as a buyer, the other party stated that the price could be lowered. It is already lower than the purchase price. "Nevertheless, there is still no one in the group.
In mid-March this year, the price of the forehead gun trading group began to be reduced by "failed masters", indicating that there are not many stocks. Screenshots
"failed masters" candidly photographed manufacturers' videos to defraud buyers, auxiliary police Standing guard and deterring
reporters recently investigated and found that, in addition to "fell", there are also many online vendors who are doing "empty glove white wolf" fraudulent business under the banner of selling goods.
is in the Forewar Gun network exchange group to prove themselves Some “adverters” keep posting advertisements. “Sign the contract and shoot the video of the code word”, “the spot temperature gun with CE certification procedures are complete first meet first serve”, “direct group or open online real-time video one-on-one”.
is the usual method of these sellers to shoot the code word video. That is, the seller shoots the video at the forehead gun warehouse and reads out the text sent by the buyer to verify the source of the goods.
according to the "rules" in the group, before taking the code word video, buy Homes have to pay a 30% deposit first. In addition, some sellers say they can help contact a regular manufacturer to place an order, but they need to pay a 70% deposit. "You go to the factory to buy it yourself. You need a red-head document from the Health Commission and the government. No files are used. "
On March 15th, the reporter contacted one of the "downlords" in the group as a buyer. At first, the other party stated that they would meet and trade with one hand and the other hand for delivery. Each forehead gun was 290 yuan, and 10,000 pieces were approved. The reporter said that he was in the local area, and the other party allegedly said that he was in another place, and changed to filming a coded video to verify the source.
Finally, the other party sent two videos claiming to be shot in real time at the warehouse of a medical device company in Guangzhou. The reporter used it a few days later. When another person contacted the bad master, the other party also sent this video, the picture was exactly the same, but the background dubbing was changed.
On March 15, a reporter came to this medical device company, and an auxiliary police officer outside the company told reporters, Before, many people went to this company to shoot videos and then sold temperature guns in the name of the company. After receiving the news, he came to stand guard every day, and these people stopped coming. The owner of a supermarket near
told reporters, These videos were all shot in mid-February. At that time, the company's security was not strict. Seventy or eighty people were shooting every day. It lasted about a week. Later, when the police from the police station arrived on duty, no one went to shoot anymore. It's a liar, and the video is taken to lure buyers. "
In this regard, a staff member of the company introduced that the company did not authorize anyone to sell temperature guns in Moments and WeChat groups, and would not sell them at a price increase. Those who asked for a deposit and filmed the company's internal video were all scammers. "After the buyer has paid the deposit, the scammer will block the buyer and disconnect. "
reporter combed and found that this kind of deception also caused many buyers to fall into scams. In a case investigated by the public security organ, some people were defrauded of more than 6 million yuan at a time. According to a report from the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau on April 2,
On March 11, the police in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou received an alarm from Ge, saying that a person named Wu had defrauded RMB 6.12 million in the name of selling a forehead thermometer. After investigation, it was found that Wu had not engaged in medical equipment. In terms of work, there is no forehead temperature gun available for sale.
In addition to the "empty glove white wolf" scam, the forehead temperature gun market is also full of three-no products.
a forehead temperature familiar with the market Gun agent Liu Sheng told reporters that there are many miscellaneous and unbranded forehead guns on the market. If the seller’s qualifications are vague, they are most likely to be fakes. “There are also sellers who send half of the genuine products and half of the fake ones. Good thing, it's no surprise during this time. "
Chang'an Branch of the Dongguan Municipal Market Supervision Administration seized a batch of forehead guns produced in violation of regulations on March 3 this year. According to the bureau’s report, the production site was an electronics factory with an area of less than 100 square meters with batteries piled up inside. Several workers assembled forehead temperature guns on the spot, such as, line boards, plastic shells, etc. The
law enforcement officers found on the scene that there were 30 assembled products, but these forehead temperature guns were poorly made and there was no Chinese manufacturer on the packaging.The operator was unable to provide the production license for the product name, manufacturer, and factory address, and the operator marked 320 yuan/set for this batch of temperature guns.
On March 15, an auxiliary policeman was on duty at the door of a medical enterprise in Guangzhou, and the "fallen master" who had been here to shoot the video was nowhere to be seen.
"whitewashed" the three-no product purchase certificate, the intermediary claimed that 20,000 yuan was obtained for 3 days
. In this regard, the agent Liu Sheng told reporters that the quality of these three-no-head thermometers is worrying and the temperature measurement error is large. In order to dispel buyers' doubts, vendors will spend money to purchase market certifications and then sell them online. The reporter learned from the Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration that the infrared forehead thermometer (gun) is currently managed by the second-class medical device . The staff told reporters that if an enterprise wants to produce a thermometer, it needs to apply for a medical device production license and a medical device registration certificate at the Drug Administration. In addition, companies also need to go to the Market Supervision Administration to change their business scope and complete product quality inspections in accordance with national standards.
A staff member of the Shenzhen Municipal Market Supervision Administration told reporters that if an enterprise that produces temperature guns does not have a license issued by the Drug Administration, it is illegal. If you want to sell, the company has to file for the second-class medical device operation.
According to my country's quality standards for forehead thermometers, the temperature measurement range of this thermometer ranges from 35 degrees Celsius to 42 degrees Celsius, and the maximum allowable error is ±0.2 degrees Celsius. The temperature change of the same person should not exceed ±0.3 degrees Celsius.
A staff member of the Yantai Metrology Institute told reporters that since the epidemic, they have provided forehead gun inspection and calibration for free in accordance with the requirements of higher authorities. "The three unforehead thermometers cannot be calibrated, and the body temperature fluctuates greatly each time. We have detected the three unforehead thermometers purchased by many citizens."
However, the reporter's recent investigation found that some manufacturers and vendors would Spend money to buy quality inspection reports, and some people even avoid national standards and find some certification companies to spend money to buy "CE certification", the price ranges from several thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan.
In some forehead temperature gun trading groups, there are businesses that provide forehead temperature gun inspection and certification. They said that within 8,000 yuan to 15,000 yuan, they can help companies complete the inspection of national standards. For products with substandard quality, an intermediary that provides product inspection stated that they can modify or obtain the inspection report by replacing the product, and other unqualified products can be normally sold through e-commerce platforms using the inspection report. "This kind of inspection only takes more than 20 days." The national standard certification report template provided by the
certification intermediary agency means that it can be processed at a cost without considering the actual quality of the product. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
"No one will buy your product without certification. The domestic quality inspection is too strict." An intermediary who handles forehead gun certification introduced that the domestic quality inspection is strict and it is recommended to apply for CE certification. The fastest 3 working days to obtain the certificate, the slowest 3 weeks, the product quality does not matter."
It is understood that the CE mark is a safety conformity mark rather than a quality conformity mark. Liu Sheng told reporters that the forehead gun is a national second-class medical treatment in China. For equipment, CE certification is not effective, nor is it the choice of regular manufacturers, but for illegal vendors, it is a countermeasure that can gain consumer trust. The
reporter noticed that there are not a few companies in the market that help Sanwu products get CE certification.
On March 15, the person in charge of Shanghai Xinzhi Certification Co., Ltd. revealed to reporters that "forehead guns can now be issued directly." When the reporter asked how to deal with if the product fails to pass the test, the person in charge said that they can help the customer make up the report, carry out the CE certification and get the certificate smoothly. "The price is still rising. It is estimated that it will cost 150,000 yuan two days later."
Mr. Pi from Shenzhen Boyuansheng Inspection Co., Ltd. also said that if the product is not up to standard, you can take a forehead gun produced by a regular enterprise. After getting the certification, use it for your own products. Mr. Pi said that CE certification requires 14 working days and a certificate of 20,000 yuan. "Certifications can be sold domestically or exported to other countries. Masks can also be made on a certificate, no matter what brand." The CE certification model provided by
certification intermediary agencies, but there is no too much in the domestic market Great use. Photo courtesy of the respondent
"Three-no products account for half of the market, and supervision should be strengthened after lowering the threshold."
Regarding the chaos of the certification of forehead thermometers, Chen Hongyan, secretary general of the Medical Devices Branch of the China Medical Materials Association, analyzed that since the emergence of the epidemic, forehead guns have been in short supply. She observed that during this period, the number of three uncapped temperature guns was close to half of the entire market share.
Chen Hongyan has also seen merchants holding forehead thermometers marked in English and only CE certified, but without other domestic certification qualifications, she did not buy them. "CE certification alone cannot be sold in the country, but also import and export, domestic production and sales certificates." Chen Hongyan said that there is another situation that some people do not have a source of forehead guns, so they contact the purchaser of forehead guns. Accessories, and then find a partner manufacturer to apply for certification. "During the epidemic, many small places very much hope that companies will resume production and relax the entry threshold." Chen Hongyan once encountered a situation where a pharmaceutical company used to piece together parts to produce temperature guns. "When asked if they have a certificate, the other party said Jiangxi's certificate. It will be released soon, and there will be certificates from Hunan, Guangdong and other places. A forehead gun assembled by a manufacturer can have multiple certificates at the same time, and wherever the certificate is issued, it can be sold." In this regard, Chen Hongyan believes that supervision The original intention of the institution to relax the threshold is to ease market supply and demand, but at the same time, it is also necessary to track and inspect the product quality of forehead gun manufacturers, and strengthen the supervision of enterprises.
Faced with the mixed market of forehead temperature guns, a staff member of Yantai Metrology Institute reminded that at present, many units that can calibrate and test forehead temperature guns have provided services to citizens for free, and citizens should choose when buying forehead temperature guns. Qualified merchants can also send the forehead gun to the testing unit in time. If the product is unqualified, it should be reported in time.
Han Xiao, a lawyer from Beijing Kangda Law Firm, said that for the chaos of forehead thermometers, the market supervision department should first severely investigate and punish fake medical forehead thermometers, as well as deliberate hoarding and price hikes; for such complaints, one case must be discovered. Investigate one case.
In addition, government departments should coordinate the establishment of an efficient supply chain for forehead guns and restore normal supply, which is the fundamental solution to the chaos. Source of
: Beijing News
