+ Rampant Chinese mosquito racket potentially dangerous

Sell ​​rampant 

According to our records, along Quang Trung (from the intersection of Phan Huy Ich - Quang Trung and Humanities Bookstore area, Ward 10, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City) has about 10 electrical shop sale of household electrical rackets used to kill mosquitoes. 
Mosquito racket City marketed mostly originating from China 
The principle of operation of the racket like mosquitoes ... electric batons 

According to Dr. Nguyen Quang Nam, Head of Dept. Electronic Equipment (Faculty of Electrical - Electronics, Polytechnic University) operating principle of mosquito racket similar operating principle of an electric baton. Electrical activity in electric mosquito racket is not power, but the two-way electrical impulses. 

Dr. Nam said source of electrical pulses may not be strong mosquito racket with electric batons, though in the case of faulty electric mosquito racket, was opening the case ... will cause electric shock to users. The degree of danger to life or not depends on power being "leaked" release from mosquito racket. 

PL shop owner, said on Quang Trung Street, electric mosquito rackets are selling goods from China. This store has two rackets cost 65,000 dong / players and 85,000 VND / tennis. 

At some point the market and sell home appliances on other routes in the city, we easily find this mosquito rackets on sale with prices ranging from 40000-85000 copper / tennis. 

Many shop owners say selling price is often cheaper Chinese players racquets in the country should produce more easy sale. 

When you buy a mosquito racket, shippers just quick guide some information about the switch (boot, shutdown when used), battery charger and note how avoid exposure to children. In addition, no other additional information. 

"Houses have small children, so I have to buy tennis rackets at less mosquito to mosquito, from affecting the baby. That many users should I go to buy the right to use and does not know whether it is safe or not, "Ms. Van Thi Thu Trang, a worker in Tan Binh Industrial Park (Tan Binh) share. 

In addition to mosquito rackets as mentioned above, other devices such as light mosquito traps, mosquito repellent machine ... also sold in some stores in HCM City. Many products have up to 500,000 VND / unit. 

Not included in the group of compulsory regulations published 

Prior information about the possibility of mosquito racket originating from China can cause dangerous electrical shock to the user, he Duong Thanh Hoang, deputy department head of management department HCM market, said the current cost Department has no information about this type of player. 

However, Huang said inspection, grant, license stamping these items under the Department of Science - Technology. According to Mr. Huang, unit managers and support the market only unionized check these items at the request of the Department of Science collaboration - technology. 

Mosquito devices such as mosquito repellent machines are sold in many stores in HCMC - Photo: An Alliance 

Regarding the management of this item, Nguyen Van Ha, The Director of Directorate of Standardization, Metrology and Quality HCM City, said that in principle, all items must be published quality standards. 

However, in 11 groups must publish standards for technical quality, mosquito racket arrested outside the list. 

"I will ask the Quality Management Division of sampling and testing center by the Department of the form," he said Ha. 

French equipment confiscated nearly 280,000 mosquito origin China 

In a recent statement, said the French Customs seized about 20,000 anti-mosquito device from China at the port of Le Havre, northwestern. This type of machine will be used to "draw" and kill mosquitoes by phone. 

Some products mentioned above are evaluated not guarantee the safety rules for the user, can cause the following hazards: electric shock when cleaning; gap, children can put your finger on when the engine is running; lack of basic information about the product (manufacturing life, manual ...). 

The statement also said that within a few months, the French customs processing 20 similar cases in cities like Le Havre Port, Marseille, Nante, about $ 280,000 less mosquito product quality in China. More than one third of this machine can make the use of electric shock. 

Lan Chi

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