The Economic and Development Bureau of the New Taipei City Government randomly inspected 100 Spring Festival merchandise from merchants within its jurisdiction, and 23 of them were marked as unqualified, with a failure rate of 23%.

(Provided by New Taipei City Economic Development Bureau)

[Reporter He Yuhua/New Taipei Report] The Lunar New Year is approaching, and there are a wide variety of products for the Spring Festival sold in major supermarkets, night markets, and street vendors. The Economic Development Bureau of the New Taipei City Government conducted a random inspection of 100 products and found that 23 were unqualified. The rate is 23%, with Spring Festival couplets and Spring Festival ornaments as the main items, and most of the missing information is that the manufacturer, date of manufacture, place of origin, ingredients and other information are not marked.

He Yiming, director of the Economic and Development Bureau, said that there are many kinds of products for the Spring Festival. When people buy Spring Festival couplets, Spring Festival ornaments, red envelopes, toys and other Spring Festival products, they often only pay attention to the appearance and price of the products, and seldom pay attention to whether the products are completely marked.

However, any commodity that enters the market must comply with the Commodity Labeling Law and other relevant labeling standards. Toys shall comply with the "Standards for Labeling of Toy Products".

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The Economic Development Bureau pointed out that the unqualified Chinese New Year products in the spot check mainly lack information such as "manufacturer (importer) address", "manufacturing date", "commodity origin", "main ingredients or materials" and other information. , Spring Festival straps are bulk, and have been improved within a time limit in accordance with the "Commodity Labeling Law", "Stationery Product Labeling Standards", "Toy Product Labeling Standards" and other regulations. Fines, severe cases order removal from shelves or announcement of the name of the operator.

The Economic Development Bureau stated that the product label is the identity card of the product. When purchasing products, people should not only pay attention to the product style and price, but also pay attention to whether the product itself has complete product information. Do not buy products with incomplete labels or unknown sources. , so as not to damage the rights and interests of consumers.

The red envelope bag does not indicate the product name, origin, manufacturer and other information.

(Provided by the Economic Development Bureau of the New Taipei City Government)

Most of the Spring Festival ornaments do not indicate the manufacturer's address, date of manufacture and other information.

(Provided by the Economic Development Bureau of the New Taipei City Government)