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- 2008.01.15
Choose paints of lower VOC content, water-based and less glossy tosafeguard health and environment - CHOICE # 375
Consumers giving their home a new coat of paint to usher in the new year, are strongly urged to choose only paints in compliance of the new legal requirement on volatile organic compounds (VOC). Regulation on the VOC content of 25 types of...
- 2008.01.15
Council concerned over wide variances in spore breakage rate oflingzhi products - CHOICE # 375
Are products of lingzhi spores（靈芝孢子）as good as their manufacturer...
- 2008.01.15
Council debunks myths of self-claimed "non-surgical cosmetictreatments" - CHOICE # 375
If wrinkle removal and skin whitening by the simple act of injections sound too good to be true, you cannot be more correct. The Consumer Council has surveyed a rapidly emerging market touting consumers with what it claims to be the latest in new...
- 2008.01.15
Everything you need to find out about LASIK before bidding farewellto your spectacles - CHOICE # 375
Out go the eyeglasses, and in comes the LASIK (Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) surgery. Is this the vision correction that you have long been contemplating? To assist consumers, the Consumer Council has surveyed the market for LASIK surgery...
- 2007.12.14
Annual survey on tax loan reveals wide range of APRs amidstdeclining interest rates - CHOICE # 374
The Consumer Council's annual survey on tax loans has shown generally declining Annualized Percentage Rates (APR) across the board for this year. A vast range of APRs was shown to be charged by different banks with variations (between the highest and...
- 2007.12.14
CHOICE # 374
Council uncovers high failure rate in optical precision of lenses for spectacles Fire hazard warning on unbranded Christmas decorative light chains Council calls for adequate warning label for the protection of people with G6PD deficiency ...
- 2007.12.14
Council calls for adequate warning label for the protection ofpeople with G6PD deficiency - CHOICE # 374
Children and people with G6PD (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase) deficiency are at grave risk of exposure to naphthalene commonly found in insect repellent products that may trigger severe massive haemolysis. The Consumer Council has issued an...
- 2007.12.14
Council uncovers high failure rate in optical precision of lensesfor spectacles - CHOICE # 374
The perfect vision is unjustifiably denied to many a spectacle wearer - .because of the problem with the optical precision in the manufacture of the lenses. This stunning revelation was brought to light in a survey of the Consumer Council on a total...