The_King Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 The Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) has advised buyers to do their own checks on the weight of pre-packaged food if they are doubtful of what is stated on the label. In response to CNA queries, the consumer rights group said on Thursday (Feb 10) that it did not receive any complaints regarding the "mislabelling" of food products at NTUC FairPrice or any other supermarkets. CASE president Melvin Yong, who is also the Member of Parliament for Radin Mas, noted FairPrice had clarified that the incident was likely caused by human error. He said CASE welcomed assurances by FairPrice that there were measures in place to ensure accuracy of their weighing scales, and that additional measures had been instituted to "minimise such incidents from repeating". Mr Yong also advised consumers buying or weighing pre-packaged to take note of several matters. "Check the weight of the product on a weighing scale if you are doubtful of what is stated on the label," he said, adding that consumers should confirm the weighing instrument display indicates ‘zero’ before items are weighed. They should alert staff should the weight or price display be unclear or inaccurate, he added. He also advised consumers to check the weighing instrument for the ACCURACY label indicating that it has been verified for accuracy. Mr Yong also called on consumers to check their receipts to ensure the prices of purchased items are reflected correctly. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/case-ntuc-fairprice-salmon-label-weight-chicken-2490821 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huat Zai Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Now I have to bring one of these to NTUC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Thought it's the supermarket/shops which have to ensure that their goods are weighted correctly or label correctly not the other way round. If ask me to check then may as well pay me to be the auditor or QC checker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, chamfer said: Thought it's the supermarket/shops which have to ensure that their goods are weighted correctly or label correctly not the other way round. If ask me to check then may as well pay me to be the auditor or QC checker. when a country degrade to 3rd world is like this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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