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04/06/2012
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More than 62,000 lighters were seized by inspectors of the Office of Weights and Measure the State of São Paulo (IPEM-SP) and by agents of the Police Department for the Protection of Citizenship (DPPC) at Galeria Pagé on Friday (1/6 .) The special operation was also supported by the Brand Protection Group (BPG) and was triggered after the IPEM-SP, autarchy linked to the Department of Justice, receiving an anonymous tip.
Five companies were fined for contraband and counterfeit lighters to trade and do not possess the holographic seal from the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro) - institution to which the SP-IPEM is an appointed body - mandatory since June 2009. Some had forged the seal. If proven offenses, companies can be fined between R$ 100 and R$ 1.5 million. They have 15 days to verify the origin of the product. "Consumers should note that the product has the mark of the holographic Inmetro and brings the sticker with instructions for use," says Valmir Ditomaso, director of the Department of Metrology and Quality (DMQA) of SP-IPEM.
Seal
The stamp on lighters is in order hinder the entry of counterfeit products in the country He has also Inmetro brand, represented by the letter I leaked by an N, the symbol RBT, Brazilian Technical Regulation, together with the inscriptions "Statement by Supplier" and "Security." Each brand and model certificate has a written code only visible laser.
The presence of Inmetro seal is a guarantee for the consumer when purchasing the product. The lighter is flammable and when an article manufactured with raw inadequate or poor quality can cause burns, improper contact with gas and explosion during handling.
Source: SP-IPEM
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