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Checks on weighing scales stepped up

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:55:49 -1330

10 Jan 2012
The Straits Times (Singapore)
Checks on weighing scales stepped up
...are ramping up checks on weighing scales in shops to ensure consumers get what they pay for.

Officers from Spring Singapore, the government agency that regulates weights and measures, have stepped up their checks from a weekly basis to almost...

WITH Chinese New Year shopping in full swing, the authorities are ramping up checks on weighing scales in shops to ensure consumers get what they pay for.

Officers from Spring Singapore, the government agency that regulates weights and measures, have stepped up their checks from a weekly basis to almost daily since last week. They ensure weighing equipment is accurate, tamper-proof seals are unbroken and accuracy labels are affixed to the scales.

Some 100 weighing instruments, inspected since last week, complied with the requirements.

Playing it safe

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -1330

22 May 2011
The Straits Times (Singapore)
Playing it safe
When writer and stay-at-home mum Josephine James shops for toys for her daughters, Faith, seven, and Sasha, two, safety ranks high on her list of priorities.

The 34-year-old looks out for potential hazards like small, detachable parts and whether the paint comes off easily.

She also checks parenting or toy-related websites and blogs like Non-ToxicKids.net to look for the most recent information on what manufacturers and other parents are saying about a particular product.

When it comes to dollar store toys, which are likely to be cheaply manufactured and may not carry safety labels, Ms James says that common sense prevails.

FREE! CASE Seminar: âToy Safety & Youâ

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:50:00 -1330

FREE! CASE Seminar: âToy Safety & Youâ

An educational seminar on the various aspects of toy safety. Especially apt for all parents, this seminar covers a range of topics including international stories and case studies on toy safety, a medical perspective to toy safety and how to minimise the effects of harmful substances found in toys on the human body. Also find out about the Consumer Goods Safety Requirements Regulations 2011 and how you are better protected with this new legislation.

Large fluorescent tube broken. How do I ensure I don't die of mercury poisoning?

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:03:20 -1330

I read on here recently of a woman who broke a compact fluorescent tube in her bedroom. Well tonight I ended up breaking one of the large fluorescent tubes in my kitchen. This light hadn't been working (it had burned out) and I was trying to replace it.

It shattered everywhere: in my sink, in my cats bowls, some went on the carpet. Most ended up on the hard kitchen floor. I freaked out and didn't follow proper procedures (vent area, use gloves, etc). I just started cleaning it up with a hand-held broom. Also, when attempting to leave the area, I stepped on some of the glass (it was unavoidable) and small shards went into my foot.

Toxic chemical found in âExtrusion Beanâ toy

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:15:12 -1330

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Toxic chemical found in âExtrusion Beanâ toy

04 Mar 2010

The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to alert consumers to the presence of a toxic chemical found in a broad bean seed squeeze toy, âExtrusion Beanâ (refer to Annex). The toy may be the cause of a recent spate of mass vomiting involving 17 primary six students at Ai Tong School.

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:20:26 -1330

MEASURES TO MAINTAIN A STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE PROPERTY MARKET

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:41:06 -1330

1 The Government announced today the following measures to maintain a stable and sustainable property market:

a. Increase the holding period for imposition of Sellerâs Stamp Duty (SSD) from the current three years to four years;
b. Raise the SSD rates to 16%, 12%, 8% and 4% of consideration for residential properties which are bought on or after 14 January 2011, and are sold in the first, second, third and fourth year of purchase respectively;
c. Lower the Loan-To-Value (LTV) limit to 50% on housing loans granted by financial institutions regulated by MAS for property purchasers who are not individuals1; and
d. Lower the LTV limit on housing loans granted by financial institutions regulated by MAS from 70% to 60% for property purchasers who are individuals with one or more outstanding housing loans2 at the time of the new housing purchase;The measures will take effect on 14 January 2011.

Geek to Live: Control your workday

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:08:13 -1330

Geek to Live: Control your workday
by Gina Trapani

Getting out of the office on time is tough when there's always another task, project or drive-by boss request to knock out before you leave. Results from yesterday's reader poll show that over 25% of you get caught up in late day work that keeps you at the office longer than you expected, and almost 13% have given up leaving on time entirely! It's easy to lose a day checking email, going to meetings and putting out fires only to find you haven't gotten started on your Most Important Task at 5 or 6 or 7PM.

There is a better way.

Plan to strengthen Spring's power to ban unsafe products

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:53:30 -1330

07 Nov 2010
The Straits Times (Singapore)
We refer to last Sunday's letter by Mr Kwan Jin Yao, 'Don't toy with children's safety'.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Spring Singapore view product safety very seriously.

In regulating consumer product safety, the Government must balance risks against the costs.

Products capable of serious, immediate and adverse effects on consumers are screened for safety before they are allowed into the market. This includes 45 categories of household electrical, electronic and gas products regulated by Spring under the Consumer Protection Safety Requirements Regulations.

Spring may get more power to ban, recall unsafe products

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:03:16 -1330

by Teo Xuanwei 05:55 AM Sep 17, 2010

SINGAPORE - A review is underway to give Spring Singapore more bite to recall or ban consumer products that are unsafe, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan told Parliament yesterday.