NCAC NEWS(Vol.22,No.4)
INDEX
Consumer Affairs Climate
- Fiscal 2009 Summary of consumer Issues received through PIO-NET
- Summary of Fiscal 2009 risk/safety hazard related information received through the Injury Information System
- Status of ADR implementation at NCAC and the summary of outcomes (Second round for Fiscal 2010)
Activities of the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (hereinafter 'NCAC')
Surveys
- Be aware of trouble related to visiting sales for home smoke detectors!
- Be aware of "'immediate' encashment of gold currency"! More issues and more debt caused by future payment and reselling
- "Earn high income by starting your own business?" Increase once again in reports regarding agency agreement for shipment of light freight! Some fall into multiple debts due to incapability of payment
- Be aware of malicious "paid e-mail trading sites"! Do not easily trust emails saying, "I want to see you", "Please listen to my trouble", or "I will give you money"
- Be aware of transactions using foreign currency with poor liquidity! After Iraqi dinar is now the Sudanesepound...
Safety hazard information
- Sickness caused by 3D movies
- Beware! Accidental ingestion of medication packaging especially among the elderly...swallowing of PTP packages could damage the throat and esophagus
Product testing
- Regarding safety of electronic cigarettes
- Be aware of usage of face wash containing volcanic ash
- Safety of children's Bousai Zukin (head protection)
- Be aware of poor durability of folding bicycles with small-diameter tires
