2. Persistent consumer product safety failures
ASEAN Member States continue to experience serious safety failures involving various consumer goods, as evident from the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) ‘Product Alerts’ as well as media coverage.1 Voluntary recalls of motor vehicles, for example, are widely reported.2 In mid-2013, Kanebo recalled around half a million skin whitening cosmetics in North and Southeast Asia.3 In 2009, Vietnamese authorities began testing baby talcum powder after German NUK brand products in Korea were found to contain asbestos.4
Foods and beverages are another concern, including items from Taiwan containing plasticisers.5 Some food companies in ASEAN are taking more seriously the potential reputational and legal risks associated with dealing with defective foodstuffs. Malaysia’s Danone Dumex, for example, recalled some baby milk products in 2013 after its supplier (New Zealand’s Fonterra)alerted milk powder buyers that some batches might have a bacteria causing botulism.6 Although further testing revealed that the products were safe, large claims have recently been filed against Fonterra for the recall costs.7
The ACCP’s Product Alerts also report a few voluntary and/or mandatory recalls of other goods potentially used by babies or children (such as toys, strollers and bicycles) as well as some electrical goods (such as Bose home theatre equipment).
2. Persistent consumer product safety failuresASEAN Member States continue to experience serious safety failures involving various consumer goods, as evident from the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) ‘Product Alerts’ as well as media coverage.1 Voluntary recalls of motor vehicles, for example, are widely reported.2 In mid-2013, Kanebo recalled around half a million skin whitening cosmetics in North and Southeast Asia.3 In 2009, Vietnamese authorities began testing baby talcum powder after German NUK brand products in Korea were found to contain asbestos.4Foods and beverages are another concern, including items from Taiwan containing plasticisers.5 Some food companies in ASEAN are taking more seriously the potential reputational and legal risks associated with dealing with defective foodstuffs. Malaysia’s Danone Dumex, for example, recalled some baby milk products in 2013 after its supplier (New Zealand’s Fonterra)alerted milk powder buyers that some batches might have a bacteria causing botulism.6 Although further testing revealed that the products were safe, large claims have recently been filed against Fonterra for the recall costs.7The ACCP’s Product Alerts also report a few voluntary and/or mandatory recalls of other goods potentially used by babies or children (such as toys, strollers and bicycles) as well as some electrical goods (such as Bose home theatre equipment).
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