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- 2014.02.17
Learner Drivers Taken for a Ride - CHOICE # 448
Learner drivers enrolled in driving courses are increasingly taken for a ride, so to speak. Consumer complaints against driving schools edged up 16% year on year to 73 cases last year. A common tactic of some driving schools is to entice you into...
- 2014.02.17
Study Uncovers Many Nutrition Label not complying with Trade Guidelines - CHOICE # 448
Nutrition labelling on prepackaged food is essential but, sadly, shoppers' expectation of legibility is not always met. A legible nutrition label appropriately marked would help consumers make informed choices. But the reverse is also true: an...
- 2014.02.06
Consumer Complaints Highest in 4 Years amid Heightened Consumer Awareness on Sales Practices
The year 2013 saw consumer complaints tot up to a total of 30,006 cases - a 10% increase over the last year and the highest in four years since 2010.The high turnout is not unexpected by the Consumer Council in a year of extensive publicity to...
- 2014.01.14
CHOICE # 447
Council Warns on Children's Plastic Footwear Containing Harmful Substances Electric Cookers Getting Too Hot for Your Safety In Search of the Household Gloves that Suit You Uniquely Sharp Rise in Complaints against Wedding Services ...
- 2014.01.14
Council Warns on Children's Plastic Footwear Containing Harmful Substances - CHOICE # 447
Hazardous chemicals in high quantity were detected in many children's plastic footwear in a Consumer Council test on 28 models of casual footwear, slippers and rain boots. The chemicals were identified to consist of the plasticizer phthalates and...
- 2014.01.14
Electric Cookers Getting Too Hot for Your Safety - CHOICE # 447
What does it take to be an ideal electric cooking appliance for domestic use? Whether you are a culinary enthusiast or novice, one indisputable concensus must, first and foremost, be safe to its users - and their families. The Consumer Council has...
- 2014.01.14
In Search of the Household Gloves that Suit You Uniquely - CHOICE #447
Imagine having to wash up a huge pile of dishes, three meals a day, throughout the year, not to mention the other cleaning chores at home - with your bare hands without the aid and protection of a pair of household gloves. The consequence of such...
- 2014.01.14
Sharp Rise in Complaints against Wedding Services - CHOICE # 447
Wedding celebrants and planners are as relatively new in their practice as they are hot in demand in the booming marriage industry here. According to official statistics, the number of marriages has been continually on the rise from 51,200 couples in...