Category: Press Releases

(Partial report of first quarter of 2014)(Prague, May 13, 2014) Obligation to label shoes not only with standard data on manufacturer or size but also with symbols concerning materials used in major parts of shoes, i.e. material of the top, lining, insole and sole, is stipulated in an implementing decree to the Act on Consumer Protection*). As proven by results of an inspection action concerning labelling of shoes and shortcomings detected by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority, a certain number of vendors don’t care about compliance with lega...

(Partial report of 1st quarter of 2014) (Prague, May 6, 2014) In the monitored period, detected violations of the Act on Consumer Protection didn’t significantly change when compared with the previous year. Consumers were again deceived by incorrect or untruthful data about offered products and excursions as well as conditions under which it is possible to purchase respective items. Sellers kept declaring unproven positive effects of offered products on consumers’ health which was assessed as the use of unfair commercial practices. New violati...

(Ostrava, April 30, 2014) Colourful flowers, stalls with decorative plants and crops, gardening items and nice weather attracted thousands of visitors to the gardening exhibition and fair Flora Olomouc in late April. There also were stalls with refreshments and various goods, so inspectors of the CTIA again inspected sellers at the traditional event. They checked the total of 41 sale points, including 11 concerning which they detected shortcomings. In the period from April 24 to April 27, 2014, inspectors of the CTIA aimed at inspection of st...

(Prague, April 29, 2014) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority warns against a dangerous soda maker called Česká soda klasik (Czech soda classic).Within usual use of the product, consumer’s health can be damaged as a result of rapid destruction of gas tubes leading gas into the bottle and subsequent damage of other plastic parts of the product. Such destruction can happen due to critical gas pressure and incorrect operation of safety valve. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority therefore imposed ban on sale of the product and ordered its withdraw...

(Ostrava, April 25, 2013) Ester time is the first year period within which consumers spend larger sums of money purchasing various foods as well as candies for carollers or presents for their relatives and friends. Thus, Easter becomes a “little Christmas” for vendors. This is why inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority focused on retail market concerning Easter assortment in Moravskoslezský and Olomoucký Regions. They detected shortcomings in more than a half of more than forty inspected entities and imposed 11 on-the-spot fines as ...

(Final report of 2013)(Prague, April 25, 2014) CTIA inspectors inspect offering, selling and storage of tobacco products anywhere they find such assortment within their activities. In 2013, within 3,363 inspections they detected breaches of obligations stipulated in the Act on Excise Duties in the total of 35 cases. Besides prohibited sale of individual cigarettes from a packaging, they detected sale for lower or higher price than displayed on the tobacco stamp as well as sale of cigarettes without marking or with damaged stamps. However, inspe...

(Prague, April 22, 2014) Mobile light intended for direct plug in can be used in any household – it is practical, small and operative. However, it is necessary to check whether it meets all required safety standards and whether it is equipped with all obligatory information and data. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority found out that it is not the case with plug light SAHARA. Therefore we warn consumers that the product which is offered in the internal market poses serious risk of injury by electric current. With regard to the danger, the ligh...

(Final report of the project of 2013) (Prague, April 15, 2014) Inspections of playgrounds and play elements are not carried out throughout the whole year, but in the months when they are used by children. Last year, due to cold weather the inspection action was launched on April 2 and lasted till the end of August. Defects were detected in 30 cases of the total of 119 inspections. CTIA inspectors inspected more than 350 installed play articles. The major aim of surveillance concerning equipment of playgrounds is to minimize risks of children’s...

(Monitoring of fuel quality in March 2014)(Prague, April 17, 2014) Workers of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued in monitoring of quality of fuels offered at filling stations. 5 of the total of 242 motor fuel samples taken in the market and handed over to laboratory assessment failed the requirements of technical standards. So called operational deviations resulting from negligence were detected in two petrol samples. Excessive limit of sulphur content detected within two LPG samples and oxidation instability of a petrol sample were...

(Ústí nad Labem, April 8, 2014) Have you selected a radio controlled car, plane or boat for your child? Then you should know that such toy can become very expensive indeed. Unexpected extra costs can be caused by the seller failing to meet obligations stipulated for such products in legal regulations. If the remote control operates on a different frequency than permitted, such entertainment can end up in a high fine to the user by the Czech Telecommunication Office. Inspections repeatedly carried out by the Inspectorate of the Czech Trade Inspe...