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- 1998.11.16
CHOICE # 265
Survey reveals serious lack of adequate safety labelling on hazardous household chemicals Many hazardous household chemicals, such as thinners and bleaches, drainers and strong acids, are being sold without adequate safety labelling to safeguard...
- 1998.11.13
The Body Shop is strongly urged to immediately institute a product recall with full refund following the withdrawal from sales of its hemp products suspected to be in breach of the law.
The Body Shop is strongly urged to immediately institute a product recall with full refund following the withdrawal from sales of its hemp products suspected to be in breach of the law. The Consumer Council believes that positive steps should be...
- 1998.11.06
The KPS incident has demonstrated beyond doubt the need for effective prevention measures to protect consumers against loss in the event of a default by business accepting consumer prepayments.
The KPS incident has demonstrated beyond doubt the need for effective prevention measures to protect consumers against loss in the event of a default by business accepting consumer prepayments. The Consumer Council has long been concerned over the...
- 1998.11.05
The Consumer Council is closely watching the developments on KPS and reaffirms that legal action is being pursued against the company to protect the rights of coupon holders.
The Consumer Council is closely watching the developments on KPS and reaffirms that legal action is being pursued against the company to protect the rights of coupon holders. The Council as the trustee of the Consumer Legal Action Fund has appointed...
- 1998.10.15
CHOICE # 264
Test on 146 foods and snacks to advise consumers on adequacy of i...
- 1998.10.13
The Consumer Council has put forward a package of voluntary measures aimed at reducing the chances of consumers suffering loss in prepayment schemes or purchasing coupons.
The Consumer Council has put forward a package of voluntary measures aimed at reducing the chances of consumers suffering loss in prepayment schemes or purchasing coupons. In addition, the Trade and Industry Bureau has requested the Secretary for...
- 1998.10.05
Preliminary test results of the Consumer Council have indicated that mooncakes with (sugar-free) claim, whatever that is intended to mean, are actually not without any sugar.
Mooncakes are being promoted to appeal to the health conscious th...
- 1998.09.15
CHOICE # 263
Consumer Council surveys the market for vision correction with expert advice on how consumers should approach the various treatment: Or tho-K Lenses, PRK and LASIK Is vision correction possible? A proliferation of advertising claims on this subject...