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The milk drink Bulgaris, containing Lactobacillus bulgaricus – the bacterium from the Bulgarian yoghurt – has been declared in Korea as a strong remedy against the new coronavirus. In many places, the product was bought in hours, he said.Deutsche says“.
The chairman of a major South Korean dairy company resigned on Tuesday after police launched an investigation into allegations that their dairy drink was an effective tool in the fight against the new coronavirus.
Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Product, also issued a public apology, but that did not reassure angry consumers at all, Reuters reports. Earlier, at a forum organized in mid-April by the Korean Institute for Biomedical Research, the results of a study of the drink “Bulgaris” were presented.
Effect and good coronavirus?
“We are the first company in the country to find that fermented dairy products effectively prevent not only influenza but also COVID-19,” Park Yong-su, head of the South Korean company’s research department, told reporters.
According to him, the experiments showed that Bulgaris milk neutralized up to 99.999% of the H1N1 virus and up to 77.8% of the coronavirus. However, the tests were performed with cell samples taken from monkey lung tissue, the statement said.
The announcement led to an increase in sales of Bulgaris. According to the Korea Herald, in many places this product is over, and the news has led to a sharp jump in shares of the manufacturer.
Meanwhile, the South Korean Food and Drug Administration issued a statement saying Namyang had no evidence to support his claim and accused the company of illegally disseminating misleading information.
Bulgaria – a country of the elderly
Bulgaris contains much more lactobacillus bulgaricus and lactobacillus acidophilus than some other dairy products. The probiotic lactic acid bacterium (lactobacillus) has been proven to have a beneficial effect on viral infections and is very useful for human health.
Namyang Dairy launched Bulgaris in 1991 after a successful advertising campaign for the benefits of yogurt containing Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, which is native to Bulgaria. The marketing strategy of the South Korean company then imposed the idea of Bulgaria as a country of the elderly. The explanation was that this was due to the mass consumption of yogurt.
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