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WARNING - Spot the difference between a CE mark and China Export mark
squeaky
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I came across this interesting little item...
http://www.icomuk.co.uk/categoryRender.asp?categoryID=3508&cCID=17103
The correct CE mark is based on using half of each of two adjacent circles. While the China Export letters are the same shape - they are closer together. Also the middle bar of the E on the China Export mark is longer than the one in the CE.
Sneaky though, innit?
http://www.icomuk.co.uk/categoryRender.asp?categoryID=3508&cCID=17103
The correct CE mark is based on using half of each of two adjacent circles. While the China Export letters are the same shape - they are closer together. Also the middle bar of the E on the China Export mark is longer than the one in the CE.
Sneaky though, innit?
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That is very sneaky, I never knew that! Going to start looking at products more closely now. Thanks for posting this!0
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I'm thinking of possibilities at this time of year where parents buy a cuddly toy for their younglings thinking that it is safe...
..but it may not be!Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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That's so naughty!"Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.0
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Very very naughty, thanks for posting this.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0
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Thanks for posting. Not something I would have thought about normally, but good to know.0
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It's a myth.
I'd post the links to prove it, but apparently, as I'm a new user I can't!0 -
As Ayrshore said, this is an urban myth which the OP has fallen for.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAllAnswers.do?reference=P-2007-5938&language=EN0 -
My apologies.
I have passed on the link given above to the website that I quoted in the first post. Let's hope they withdraw the page.
The page is dated 07/12/2010 which is getting close to three years after the parliamentary question link (Jan 2008). That date "could" be American style, I suppose - but the site is a UK one.
Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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I have no worries about the China Export mark. My local emporium is full of bargains from that nice country.
Shame their Nobel Peace Prize winner was not able to attend her award ceromony this day.0
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