A test on 12 different brands of quick boil kettle by the Consumer Council showed that all samples passed the tests on 19 criteria for safety but 2 samples lacked Chinese or Portuguese instructions in their product labels. Consumer Council has already requested the retailers to follow up on this. Quick boil kettle is quick, energy-saving, and has become popular in modern households. Since the power of this kind of kettle ranges from 1000W to 2000W, it is crucial to guarantee this kind of electrical appliance functions safely as it is prone to causing accidents. The Consumer Council recently spot checked 12 different brands and tested 19 safety criteria of them including electric current, burning resistance, humidity resistance, and structure, etc. Results of all tested samples were satisfactory. However, 2 samples were found to include only instruction manuals in English and the concerned retailers have been informed to provide instruction manuals either in Chinese or Portuguese, as it is stated in Article 5 'Obligations of the Producer' of Administrative Regulation No. 17/2008 "General Regulations for Product Safety" that one of the official languages of Macao SAR Government must be used in giving essential instructions to consumers so that they can evaluate and prevent any kind of danger. Results of the test on quick boil kettle can be found in the new issue no. 217 of Consumer Report. Online group-buying has become a crucial topic in the work of consumer protection nowadays. Consumptions are made by consumers grouped together online through both local and overseas websites. As the trend of group-buying is increasing, suggestions are addressed to consumers by China Consumers' Association and extracted in the new Consumer Report. Consumer Report is now available free of charge at the two offices of Consumer Council, Public Information Centre at Vicky Plaza and libraries. Consumers may also access the resources online at the Council's official website (http://www.consumer.gov.mo). For enquiries, please call 8988 9315.
