Most of the substandard products imported last month were goods made in China, the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) said yesterday.
The commission published on its Web site 66 warnings about unsafe imported goods and other foreign goods last month.
Of these, 36 concerned products made in China, CPC section chief Liu Ching-fang (劉清芳) said.
The commission inaugurated the Web site last August as part of its efforts to inform local consumers about unsafe and substandard products.
The total number of reports last month increased by 11 from listings in April, Liu said.
Sixty-two of the 66 warnings concerned goods classified as commercial products.
Twenty of the 66 concerned chemical industrial products, 11 concerned toys, 18 named electronics products and 13 named other goods of substandard quality, Liu said.
The commission gathered information about substandard commercial products in part from announcements released by US companies who have recalled toys, clothes for teenagers, electronic heaters, gas stoves and sleeping bags over the past month, Liu said.
However, many of the products recalled in the US were not sold in Taiwan, Liu said.
The remaining four warnings published on the Web site fell into the category of food and agricultural products, Liu said.
The substandard foods were imported from Vietnam, the US and Thailand and were found to contain excessive amounts of bleach and preservatives, Liu said.
In April, 11 warnings were issued about unsafe or substandard food products.
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