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[November 2007]

NCAC NEWS(Vol.19,No.4)

INDEX

  • Findings from the 'Financial Transaction Problem Hotline for the Elderly'
  • Safety and effectiveness of hearing aids sold through mail orders
  • Be mindful when using 'cooking equipment designed to boil eggs in microwave ovens'
  • Indoor air polluted by kerosene fan heaters
  • Serious injuries caused by the explosion of sealed PET bottles containing dry ice
  • Consumer issues concerning sales of life insurance products: A rapid increase has been seen in these issues involving the elderly
  • A large number of consumer complaints raised from the elderly concerning 'overseas lotteries'
  • Consumer issues concerning theater tickets purchased through an internet auction
  • NOVA's responses to the requests for improvement previously made by NCAC and the current status of consumer inquiries and complaints concerning NOVA