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27/08/2012
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The SP-IPEM (Institute of Weights and Measures of the State of São Paulo) concluded on Thursday "Operation Winter", which went through the tourist towns of Socorro and Sierra Negra in Water Circuit.
In three days of action, the inspection teams reproached 1336 textile products, including bedding, rugs, scarves and handkerchiefs, and collected 16 pieces on suspicion of differences between the real and textile composition indicated on the label for consumers.
Moreover, seized 214 items, including toys and equipment without Inmetro seal.
Altogether, the 136 stores visited, 52 (38.2%) were reported.
Only today, Sierra Negra, 16 of the 42 establishments inspected were selling textiles with irregularities on the labels.
For the director of the department's Division of Metrology and Quality Ipem-SP, Marisa Amorim Silva Costa , the number of irregular pieces with labels is quite high.
"Every store visited, inspectors sought to demonstrate the importance of the merchant no longer accept this type of vendor product, which, in addition to preventing new assessments, prevents the consumer to submit to acquire an outfit with misinformation conservation composition, among others that can hurt you, "he said.
Fines imposed by the IPEM-SP vary between R$ 100 and R$ 1.5 million, doubling in recidivism. The sued have 10 days to submit an administrative defense.
On inspection of textile products is checked for indication of textile composition and the required information on the label, such as corporate name of the manufacturer or importer, CNPJ, country of origin, care for conservation and size indication.
Inspectors collect tissue samples to verify that the composition indicated on the label matches the product. Found irregularities, marketing batch is suspended.
Tips
Check the website of the SP-Ipem tips about selling textile product: http://www.ipem.sp.gov.br/4cs/consumo.asp?vpro=textil
The booklet of guidelines on textile products, produced by IPEM-SP, is also on site and can be accessed by link: http://www.ipem.sp.gov.br/pdf/Cartilha_textil_IpemSP.pdf
Source: SP-Ipem
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