Roughly 18 percent of summer-related products sold by local retailers failed a recent inspection by the Taipei City Office of Commerce, the office said Friday.
The office this week inspected items popular with customers during summer months including umbrellas, sunglasses, sun visors, summer clothing and electric fans. Of the 202 items that were randomly checked, 36 failed inspection, it said.
Photo: Chen En-hui, Taipei Times
The items failed for labeling violations, it said, adding that items were either mislabeled or were missing important information on their labels. This information included things like contact information for the manufacturer and lists of materials used in the item’s composition.
Inclusion of such information is important as consumers may otherwise end up purchasing items that do not meet their requirements, it said. Consumers may be allergic to certain clothing materials, and will not know how to clean or care for a product, or how to safely use it, if the materials it is composed of are unknown, it said.
Resellers selling products the do not meet labeling requirements may be fined under the Commodity Labeling Act (商品標示法), it said, adding that resellers are given a grace period following inspections to rectify labeling problems.
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