A majority of people say many consumer products are unsafe, making it difficult for them to decide which to buy, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration or Nida Poll. A majority of people, 71.78%, said that they usually look for the FDA's safety certification mark on consumers products before buying them; 27.98% said they don't bother; and 0.24% were uncertain or had no comment. Asked about their confidence in the FDA's safety standards after seeing reports of seizures of products displaying a fake FDA safety registration number or fake FDA safety mark, a majority of the respondents, 56.12%, said they are confident because the FDA is long-established and fake FDA safety marks or registration numbers are caused by manufacturers, not the FDA. However, 42.21% said they are not confident, believing the FDA has not been strict in checking safety standards. Asked how serious the problem of safety standards of consumer consumers products is, 25.90% said the problem is very serious, making it difficult for them to decide which to buy with confidence; 44.60% rather serious; 25.90% not very serious; 2.16% not serious at all; and 1.44% were uncertain or had no comment.

Source: Bangkok Post May 27, 2018 03:00 UTC