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More warnings over online products not meeting safety rules
600 issued to e-retailers last year as sector grows and surveillance is stepped up
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An example of a product listing not carrying a valid safety mark number. Common offending items include portable socket outlets, electric fans, AC adaptors, audio and visual equipment and kitchen appliances - all of which must be tested and registered with Enterprise Singapore before they can be sold here.
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About 600 warnings were issued last year to online retailers for failing to ensure that the household appliances they sell to consumers in Singapore comply with safety regulations here.
This is six times the number of warnings issued in 2019, even as more people turned to online sellers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
