#2025 CCTV '3·15' Gala themed 'Building Integrity Together to Boost Consumption' exposed various industries' violations of consumer rights, mainly focusing on the following areas:
1. Safety Hazards in Sanitary Products
1. Renovated Sanitary Napkins/Diapers
Shandong Liangshan Xixi Paper Products Co., Ltd. recycled defective products from well-known brands, sorted and refurbished them simply, selling them under brands including Cotton Era, Sofy, Babycare, etc.
2. Hygiene Fraud in Disposable Underwear
Companies like Henan Shangqiu Mengyang Clothing and Jianzhichu Medical used polyester to impersonate pure cotton materials, with dirty and chaotic workshop environments, workers operating without gloves and without sterilization, and some products sprayed with corrosive 'gun water' to mask odors, exceeding pH standards.
2. Fraud in Home Appliance Repair
The Woodpecker Home Repair Platform was exposed for raising fees through 'fabricated malfunctions' and 'minor issues turned into major repairs', with the platform and repair personnel sharing 64% of profits, effectively encouraging fraud, with over 6000 complaints in a single month.
3. Chaos in the Food Industry
1. Fraudulent Water Retention in Shrimp
Companies like Zhanjiang Liangji and Lianyungang Xianzhiyao excessively added phosphate water-retaining agents (up to 145% over standard), and after secondary freezing, the ice coat accounted for 70%, with labels concealing additive information.
2. Follow-up Issues with Pre-prepared Dishes
The 2024 exposure of the 'Slot Head Meat' pre-prepared dish incident was superficial in its rectification, with some merchants using expired raw materials.
4. Financial and Data Security
1. Loan Shark Platforms' Tricks
Lending Treasure and Renrenxin platforms tacitly allowed false contracts, with a loan of 5000 yuan only disbursing 3500 yuan, with annualized interest rates reaching 6000%, and lenders using false identities to evade accountability.
2. Privacy Data Theft
Companies like Yunqi Intelligent and Lvxin Technology used crawling technology to steal user information, selling individual data for 6 yuan, used for precise marketing in industries like medical beauty and renovations.
5. Upgraded Consumer Traps
1. Mobile Phone Lottery Scams
Companies such as Dui Jie Technology embedded false lottery activities on electronic invoice pages, luring users to recharge or buy goods with inflated prices (e.g., a 63 yuan liquor priced at 4700 yuan), with daily transactions reaching 2 billion yuan.
2. Hidden Dangers of Non-standard Cables
Hardware markets in Guangxi, Guizhou, and other areas sold substandard 'non-standard cables', with copper cores shrinking and insulation layers not meeting standards, with over 50% of major fires related to this.