According to law enforcement and the FDA, inexpensive equipment may be dangerous for health and safety.
PUBLISHED: 17 Sep 2024 at 15: 58
Authorities have seized about 7, 300 Chinese-made plug-in insect repellant products from three stores in Bangkok, saying they could create a health risk and fire danger.
According to Pol Maj Gen Withaya Sriprasertparp, mind of the consumer safety police department, the items were discovered on Monday in stores on Sukhumvit Soi 54 in Phra Khanong area, Thian Thale Doi 20 in Bang Khun Thian, and in a business tower at the Sampeng 2 sector on Kanlapaphruek Road in Bang Khae.
The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) reported that unsafe plug-in bug repellent products were widely available online, prompting the raids. He claimed that they were from China and that the FDA had never approved them.
According to researchers, the items were brought into the North by ships from neighboring nations and were priced at about 20 baht each, compared to the current market value of about 60 baht.
According to Pol Maj Gen Withaya, authorities and FDA authorities rounded them out because they were concerned that these undisclosed products may contain dangerous substances or be contaminated.
Weerachai Nolwachai, the FDA assistant secretary-general, said the attacks resulted from a sting procedure in which undercover officers ordered the goods from suppliers.
The products were identified as meperfluthrin and dimefluthrin, two insecticides from the pyrethroid party, after a later investigation. Because there is n’t enough evidence to support their safety, Thailand, the European Union, the United States, and the World Health Organization have not supported their use around people.
Pyrethroids are a widely used class of insecticides that are rigorously monitored in Thailand and the majority of other nations. The WHO claims that although most pyrethroids are “relatively healthy” for individuals, high levels of coverage may be harmful to health.
People of the seized goods had breath dangerous vapours, and their connectors appeared to be shoddy and could catch fire if left in outlets overnight, according to Mr. Weerachai.
He urged consumers to purchase only those products with FDA certification for health.