Sales of 120 children's products pulled
A total of 120 stop-sale notices have been issued over the past two years to companies whose children's products were found to be unsafe, said Spring Singapore yesterday.
Its market-surveillance efforts followed the coming into force of the Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) Regulations in April 2011.
It focused on products such as toys, cots, strollers, walkers, children's apparel and children's accessories.
More than 600 children's products from major and small retailers across Singapore have been sent for testing.
This was to ascertain whether they conformed to safety requirements, added Spring in a statement.
Spring, which is an agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, oversees the safety of general consumer goods here.
Its group director for quality and standards, Mr Steven Tan, said that Spring started off checking children's products because children are "vulnerable customers who need to be protected".
"These checks have helped us identify potential safety issues and better focus our education and enforcement efforts," Mr Tan said.
He added that Spring will expand its surveillance efforts to include product categories such as furniture and household electrical appliances like hair straighteners and night lights.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
