The Consumer Affairs Agency has not found a rational basis for businesses that sold throwing type fire extinguishing equipment by displaying "effective for fires until the flame reaches the ceiling", and a free gift display. As a "good misconception" of the law, we issued a measure order to prevent recurrence.
The orders were received by five businesses in total, including Tokyo and Saitama prefectures, and Aichi and Okayama prefectures, which manufacture and sell fire extinguishing equipment.
According to the Consumer Affairs Agency, the five companies are about throwing type fire extinguishing tools that can extinguish a fire by throwing a bottle-shaped or ball-shaped plastic container filled with fire extinguishing agent or water to the fire source
. It is possible to extinguish a fire of about 6 tatami mats. "
▽" Fire extinguishing capacity is 10 times that of water. "
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" Effective for fires until the flame reaches the ceiling. "
rice field.
When the Consumer Affairs Agency requested the five companies to submit the materials that form the basis of the labeling, all the products submitted the materials showing the fire extinguishing ability itself, but the fire extinguishing performance as shown is reasonable. It means that the supporting material was not submitted.
For this reason, the Consumer Affairs Agency has ordered the five companies to take measures to prevent recurrence, saying that such labeling is a "good misidentification" of the prize labeling law.
According to the Consumer Affairs Agency, all businesses have shown their stance to prevent recurrence, saying that they "take it seriously" regarding the measure order.