Cheap shops told to sell only TISI-certified goods

[snoop1130]

Cheap shops told to sell only TISI-certified goods

By The Nation

 

 

Shops selling cheap Bt20-per-piece products in Chiang Mai have insisted that they would not risk breaking the law by selling sub-standard goods.

 

Their reaction followed a recent ruling by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) that all shops sell only TISI-certified goods, in a bid to tackle complaints about the poor quality of cheap products.

 

Yosita Wathakan, a shop manager in Muang Chiang Mai, said she heard about the new rule from social media. She said she would comply with the regulation if the institute provided information, including a clear guideline on the TISI-certified product selection, as some goods did not carry the TISI symbol. 

 

She agreed with the rule regarding electrical appliances as the substandard ones could pose a hazard.

 

Another shop owner in Khamphaeng Din area on Muang Chiang Mai, who asked not to be named, said his shop sold TISI-certified products and he would not risk breaking the law and being punished with hefty fines or jail time.

 

TISI secretary-general Pisit Rangsaritwutikul had earlier said that his office had already called on operators of Bt20-a-piece shops at various malls and communities to discuss selling TISI-certified products as many consumers had complained about poor quality products. 

 

He said they agreed to sell only TISI-certified goods on items such as electrical switches, crayons, lighters and solid alcohol. Retailers who failed to abide by the rule would face a Bt5,000 to Bt50,000 fine and/or one-month imprisonment, he said.

 

Pisit also said that his office would soon issue another regulation to add powerbanks to its list of obligatory products to receive the TISI seal of approval. 

 

Office of the Consumer Protection Board deputy chief Phikhanet Tapoung said they were prepared to issue a regulation for plastic drinking-water and food containers to be a controlled-label product. 

 

Officials found that many restaurants and roadside food stalls used containers that were intended for cool/normal temperature items to instead carry hot food, he said. This posed a danger to health as the chemicals in plastic containers could melt into the food, he added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30323328

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-8-9

[ChrisY1]

As if most goods sold in these junk shops are going to be quality products! Mass produced Chinese crap at best!

[Lupatria]

Reading this news, Lady Gaga broke out in tears.

[VocalNeal]

Electrical goods without TISI stickers "technically" cannot be imported. But TIT.

[toofarnorth]

If you want to check on goods , under the bar code  if the first numbers are 8 85 it has been made in Thailand.   First from last paragraph mentions plastic drinking water  .......hmm.

[Ruffian Dick]

Is everything manufactured in Thailand always TISI-certified?

And are there no products imported from China that ARE TISI-certified?

 

They carry a symbol on them:

https://www.tuv.com/en/corporate/business_customers/product_testing_3/worldwide_market_access_1/mas_content_296783.html

Edited August 10, 2017 by Ruffian Dick

[terminatorchiangmai]

next thing would be a 6 month warranty for a 20 b product ?

[Sparkles]

I buy stuff there all the time.Not sure a plastic dish or a roll of duct tape is going to do me too much harm.Common sense would tell you not to buy electrical products wouldnt it ?

[observer90210]

I would not use any electrical appliance from any of these stores....

 

Rule no 2 would be to be cautious on storing any kind of food or consuming edibles from the plastic tupperwares/dishes etc.

 

Who am I to hint on potential dermatological issues with any type of clothing from such places?

 

The golden rule is that if it touches your body in any way, just walk away...(sorry but the rule  also goes for the cheap bulk price condoms)

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 2017 by observer90210

[gandalf12]

Thai Industrial Standards Institute does it really exist?

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

I'm going to look for some toilet paper with the TISI mark.

[Orton Rd]

These stores don't sell electrical stuff do they?

[wgdanson]

On 8/10/2017 at 10:44 AM, toofarnorth said:

If you want to check on goods , under the bar code  if the first numbers are 8 85 it has been made in Thailand.   First from last paragraph mentions plastic drinking water  .......hmm.

This is where punctuation is so important. It should be......plastic containers for drinking- water and food...............Don't they know the Queen's English?...............................Is she?