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Consumers' top grievance is misleading claims: poll
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2021
» Over half of Thai consumers have had bad experiences purchasing goods and/or services, with exaggerated claims topping the list of their complaints in a recent poll.
Getting the milk
B Magazine, Published on 15/03/2020
» Coconut cream, or kati, has long been an indispensable part of Thai cuisine, both for cooking dishes and making desserts.
Salt tax needs refinement
News, Editorial, Published on 19/10/2019
» The government is inching towards the introduction of new taxes on salty, processed food.
Choco-toxins
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/10/2017
» Who doesn't love chocolate? It is a favourite snack for everyone, from kids to the elderly and even healthy eaters who opt for dark chocolate. I often buy chocolates as souvenirs for relatives and friends. So it was a shock to me when I learned from the Foundation for Consumers that most of the imported chocolates, even from Europe, contain heavy metals.
Rights groups urge restraint over antibiotics
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/03/2017
» A group of consumer rights activists called on the government to step up measures to tackle the problem of drug-resistant bacteria in animals, after samples of pork from local markets in the city were found to contain traces of antibiotics.
Product tests to steer buyers the right way
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2015
» An international study of products in Thailand will be compiled to help consumers choose which are the best to buy.
Majority of Thai rice is safe, tests show
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2013
» A quarter of the 46 packed rice brands available in the market tested totally free of chemical residue, while the rest contained different levels - but only 2% was contaminated above the international standard, according to the Thai Foundation for Consumers.
One-third of food 'not safe'
Online Reporters, Published on 17/06/2013
» About one-third of the food available in the market is not safe because it often has excessive additives and chemicals, above the standard limit, and the labeling may be wrong, the Foundation for Consumers said on Monday.