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Lifts fixed

Metro | Consumer rights
2009-4-30

THE city has finished maintenace of more than 30,000 elevators, which will save 280 million kilowatt-hours of energy a year, said Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision yesterday. The project will...

Potentially dangerous stoves are confiscated

Metro | Consumer rights
2009-3-23

LOCAL quality authorities confiscated more than 200 substandard gas stoves over the weekend. The stoves had a high potential for leaking gas and were a safety hazard, according to the Shanghai Bureau of Quality...

City Targets Additives

Metro | Consumer rights
2009-3-3

SHANGHAI quality authorities said yesterday they will tighten management of food additives this year, and the dairy industry will be a major focus. All food manufacturers will be required to keep records of workers...

Low time for high fashion in Shanghai

Metro | Consumer rights
2008-7-31

THREE leading international fashion brands on sale in Shanghai markets were found to have quality problems, officials said yesterday. The firms in question are GUESS, H&M and Puma. In the past two months, Shanghai...

Quality food for the Games

Metro | Consumer rights
2008-7-30

THE Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision has inspected about 2,600 Shanghai food corporations providing food for the Olympics, officials said yesterday. The companies have produced more than 89,000...

Quality prizes

Metro | Consumer rights
2008-7-9

LOCAL companies willing to improve quality standards can win subsidies of up to 1 million yuan (US$142,857), according to the Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision.

City to put heat on the control of air quality

Metro | Environment
2008-7-3

RULES relating to cleaning air-conditioning systems in public venues will be tightened next month. The Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision said yesterday it would issue a detailed regulation backed...

Belting along

Metro | National defense
2008-6-17

ALL Shanghai-produced life belts passed quality tests by the Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, but two of the four brands produced in other provinces failed. The bureau said the failed life...

Video cameras to fight crime

Metro | Consumer rights
2008-6-12

CITY retailing venues such as supermarkets, convenience stores and shopping malls should be equipped with video monitoring systems, according to a security regulation released by the Shanghai Bureau of Quality and...

Substandard stereos

Metro | Consumer rights
2008-4-22

MORE than 40 percent of the stereos in Shanghai failed authorities' quality inspections, officials said yesterday. The Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision inspected 17 types of stereos, among...