TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Fair Trade Commission announced an NT$100,000 fine on the Nestle food company yesterday for exaggerating the efficacy of a dog food product.

The company claimed the product, Supercoat dog food, containing sugar beets, garlic, rosemary and flaxseed, can prevent dogs from cancer and aging. The commission said that Nestle did not go through product testing to prove its anti-aging ability, even though the product passed GMP food safety examinations.

The company had put the unproven characteristics of the dog food on billboard advertising at around 150 pet stores. The commission said such advertisements were misleading and they will fine the company for violating the regulation.