I've just seen a news item regarding packaging of medical products.
I was aware that generic medicines - such as paracetamol - may be almost or just as effective as much more expensive, branded items. I was not aware that the constituents of some of these products were exactly the same, the only difference being the packaging and, of course, the price.
One painkiller was described on the packet as "fast acting" but it was no different from a product under the same brand that had no such "fast acting" description. One painkiller was labelled "for the treatment of migraine" and the very same painkiller was labelled "for the treatment of period pain".
People are paying up to four times more for a product which is exactly the same except for the packaging and the claims made on it.
I think it was Heath who talked about the "unacceptable face of capitalism". This is surely such an example - along with the much more serious car emissions scandal that is increasingly involving more and more car manufacturers. Apparently there is also some concern that the energy ratings on some electrical items have also been rigged.
I'm beginning to think that almost all companies will behave very unethically or even illegally if they think they can get away with it.
Does anyone know what an emotional affair is?
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Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.