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- 2008.09.16
Food additive 621 = MSG - CHOICE # 383
What's food additive 621? Or E621, or e621? It is the identification number for the food additive Monosodium Glutamate (MSG). MSG is probably the most common flavour enhancer used in a variety of food prepared domestically at home or commercially at...
- 2008.09.16
Motorists: look for the ISOFix child car seats to enhance safety - CHOICE # 383
Motorists are advised to choose child car seats which can be installed using the new method ISOFix for enhanced safety. Motorists will find the ISOFix (International Organization for Standardization Fix) method much less complicated than the...
- 2008.09.16
Pressure cookers can cut high fuel costs but care must be taken to use properly - CHOICE # 383
Pressure cookers are making a strong comeback. Consumers have begun to re-discover the value of pressure cookers in cutting down high fuel costs. The Consumer Council has surveyed the market and compared 7 series of pressure cookers (each with...
- 2008.09.16
Safety of HD ready LCD TV sets comes under scrutiny - CHOICE # 383
LCD TV sets that are HD ready are supposed to improve on picture quality but do they come with better safety too? The answer is 50:50. Out of 10 test samples of HD ready TV sets, 5 were awarded the top score (5 points) in their overall safety rating...
- 2008.09.16
Test clears glues for cosmetic use of formaldehyde concern - CHOICE # 383
The Consumer Council has given a clean bill of health to 25 glues for cosmetic use on formaldehyde content. None of these glues were found to contain formaldehyde in excess of the safety standard - the maximum limit of free formaldehyde in non-oral...
- 2008.09.16
Textbook expenditures rose over last year - CHOICE # 383
In the annual textbook expenditure survey, based on the data from 53 primary and 45 secondary schools, the Consumer Council has found the average textbook expenditures to be $2,153 and $1,947 respectively. This year's expenditures have shown an...
- 2008.09.10
Council launches weekly price survey - Tsuen Wan District
The Consumer Council today (September 10) 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 Tsuen Wan District. In the analysis were listed the top 10...
- 2008.09.03
Council launches weekly price survey - Tuen Mun District
The Consumer Council today (September 3) 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 Tuen Mun District. In the analysis were listed the top 10...