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- 2009.12.16
Price Comparison Reports - Mei Foo District
The Consumer Council today (December 16) released its weekly price survey on a basket of 40 food and household items available at major supermarket chains and other retail outlets in the Mei Foo District. In the analysis were listed the top 10...
- 2009.12.15
Check your mobile phone bills for unsolicited service charges - CHOICE # 398
The Consumer Council has issued a word of caution to investors of highly speculative Loco London Gold Margin Trading amidst rising gold prices. Unwary investors are extremely vulnerable and at the mercy of investment companies which are not...
- 2009.12.15
CHOICE # 398
Council's survey on 39 medical insurance plans:consumers urged to read the small print Salmonella and Aflatoxin absent in peanut products but cadmium in excess of safety standard detected in 2 peanut kernel samples Investors of Loco London Gold are...
- 2009.12.15
Council re-issues warning on deadly "Energy Saving Ring" - CHOICE #398
Despite previous warnings issued on a highly hazardous device that claims to cut down on fuel consumption of gas stove, the so-call "energy saving ring" or the like may still find their way into the market. Consumers are therefore strongly urged to...
- 2009.12.15
Council's survey on 39 medical insurance plans: consumers urged to read the small print - CHOICE # 398
Medical insurance policies are as varied as they are complex - little wonder many are unaware of the important provisions in them. But it pays to read the small print carefully to avoid unnecessary hassle in later years. Consumers are urged to pay...
- 2009.12.15
Investors of Loco London Gold are at the mercy of unregulated investment companies - CHOICE # 398
The Consumer Council has issued a word of caution to investors of highly speculative Loco London Gold Margin Trading amidst rising gold prices. Unwary investors are extremely vulnerable and at the mercy of investment companies which are not...
- 2009.12.15
Results of annual survey on tax loans are good news for the borrowers - CHOICE # 398
Mobile phone users beware! Check your bill for charges related to such services as ring tone, SMS, MMS that you may not have subscribed. In the first 11 months of this year, the Consumer Council has received a total of 470 complaints over disputes on...
- 2009.12.15
Salmonella and Aflatoxin absent in peanut products but cadmium inexcess of safety standard detected in 2 peanut kernel samples - CHOICE # 398
Peanut addicts concerned about the potential harm of their addiction can heave a sigh of relief. The verdict is out: their favourite peanuts and peanut products are free of the two most dreaded substances, namely, Salmonella and Aflatoxin....