NCAC NEWS

NCAC NEWS

July . 2010(Vol.22 No.2)*PDF

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Consumer Affairs Climate

The implementation status of NCAC ADR procedures and the summary of outcomes (from January to March, 2010)
The Implementation status of 'The Fiscal 2009 Consumer Consultation Specialist Visits'

Activities of the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (hereinafter ‘NCAC’)

(1) Surveys

Telemarketing targeting the elderly asking to place their "tanka" and/or "haiku" in a newspaper: Be alert to problematic business practices that take advantage of people engaging in their hobbies
Be alert to problems triggered by offers proclaiming to make possible 'the raising of cash from the use of credit cards': Credit card users themselves may unexpectedly become exposed to serious problems
Be alert to problems triggered by guarantor referral services (when taking out a loan, renting accommodation and/or job hunting)
Be alert regarding the sales of crabs targeting the elderly as the number of these cases is still increasing: In addition to the sales of crabs, the sales of other seafood (salmon, prawns or scallops) as well as different seafood packaged together have been seen

(2) Safety hazard information

Accidents caused by 'shoes equipped with rollers' that are popular among children: Not only have product users suffered from broken bones but also other people have become subject to injuries

(3) Product testing

Products that are proclaimed to allow you to 'enjoy a hot spring containing radon/radium at home' by simply soaking the product in bath water
Be alert to problems triggered by the use of passenger vehicle electronic keys: Problems that were discovered to be unique to electronic car keys as a result of the questionnaire survey targeting consumers
The current status of accidents triggered when consuming mini-cup konnyaku jelly (2010)

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