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The cafe sells "Lotus Coffee"! Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Supervision filed a case for investigation.

Published: 2026-08-22 Author: World Gafei

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During this period of time, "Lianhua Qingwen" can be said to have eaten up the flow of various platforms, as long as there are "Lianhua Qingwen" related / similar elements on the product, it can immediately become the hottest topic, so some businesses begin to find ways to rub the heat.

Recently, during the daily inspection, the law enforcement officials of the Market Supervision Bureau of Qingpu District of Shanghai found that the product cups sold in a coffee shop had the label "Lotus Qingwen Coffee". At the same time, on the takeout platform of the store, some consumers posted drinks with the label "Lotus Coffee".

After on-the-spot inventory and inspection by law enforcement officers, 290 paper cups and plastic cups labeled "Lotus Qingwen Coffee" were affixed to the store, and 6 green medium paper cups were labeled with drinks, ready to put and sell the corresponding drinks.

There are also 1058 unused "Lotus Coffee" labels at the scene, the amount of which is amazing. Law enforcement officers then ordered the store to stop using the cups and destroy the unused "Lotus clear warm Coffee" label.

According to the person in charge of the store, some consumers shared with him pictures of other coffee shops with the label "Lotus Qinglun Coffee" and suggested that he also sell them in the same way. He also thought it would be interesting to play in this way. "Lotus Qinglun Coffee" was customized in the online store, and drinks labeled "Lotus Qingwen Coffee" will be sold from December 19, 2022.

I have to say, affixing this label on the packaging of coffee products may give you some comfort. Even netizens who drank this kind of Lianhua Qingwen coffee also said that they had a headache + stuffy nose for a few days, which could be relieved after drinking a cup! It's amazing!

However, in addition to the packaging design and the name of this coffee product is more eye-catching, it can be said that other places have nothing to do with the function of Lianhua distemper medicine. If the cold symptoms can be relieved after drinking, then it may be due to caffeine.

A cold causes blood vessels in the brain to dilate and press on muscles, while caffeine stimulates sympathetic nerves and contracts blood vessels, which has the opposite effect of calming headaches. A cold has a stuffy nose because the blood vessels in the nose are congested. Like relieving headaches, caffeine has the effect of constricting blood vessels.

Of course, everyone's physique is different, there are many reasons for colds, not everyone can have this effect, coffee is not a panacea.

Law enforcement officials told the person in charge of the store that its "hot" behavior could easily lead people to mistakenly think that the product was a product of others or had a specific connection with others.

Although at present "Lianhua Qingwen" does not have the exclusive right to use the trademark, the patent for the design of the medicine box is not involved for the time being. And many coffee cups use "lotus" rather than "Lianhua", so it is not an infringement in theory, but because there are certain risks, it is not recommended for merchants to do so.

The person in charge of the store also said that he was aware that his sales behavior was inappropriate and that similar sales would not happen again. At present, the Qingpu District Market Regulatory Bureau has filed a case against the coffee shop suspected of unfair competition in accordance with the law.

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