H&L obtains SIRIM certification for face masks
KUCHING: H&L Supermarket has become the first retail company to secure SIRIM certification for its face masks. According to its statement on Tuesday (Apr 19), an application was made on Mar 8 to ensure H&L produces its very own brand of non-medical face masks that comply with safety standards. “Our priority is to resolve the […]
SIRIM certification to impact prices of face masks
KUCHING: The requirement for manufacturers and importers of non-medical face masks to apply for MS SIRIM certification and labelling is a good measure to ensure only quality ones are sold, but an implication is the increase in the prices of the items. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences public health expert […]
Sirim certification – Putrajaya, why only now?
Wearing a well-fitted mask along with vaccination, self-testing, and physical distancing, helps protect you and others by reducing the chance of spreading COVID-19. – World Health Organisation Following protests from face mask manufactures and importers, and concerns raised by the pubic, the government has put off the implementation of the compulsory MS Sirim certification and […]
Face mask enforcement postponed
KUCHING: The enforcement of the MS SIRIM certification for non-medical face masks will be postponed to January 2023. According to the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs minister (MDTCA) Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, the delay of the enforcement is after taking into account the feedback from the public on the increase in the price of […]
Non-medical face masks SIRIM cert postponed to 2023
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) on April 7 announced that the Enforcement of the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking) of Non-Medical Face Mask Order which requires manufacturers and importers of non-medical face masks to apply for MS SIRIM certification and labelling has been postponed to Jan 1, 2023. Domestic Trade and […]
SIRIM to develop method to check status of E&E goods purchased online
SHAH ALAM: SIRIM QAS International will develop a method for consumers to check the status of electrical or electronic (E&E) goods purchased online to ensure it has the certificate of approval from SIRIM and the Energy Commission (ST). Its chief executive officer (CEO), Nur Fadhilah Muhammad said the effort was seen as necessary because, at […]
Beware of electrical appliances without SIRIM
KUALA LUMPUR: The sharp increase in online purchases of electrical appliances since the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18 has caused some concern as some electrical equipment do not have the SIRIM-ST approval logo. The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) described electrical appliances without the SIRIM-ST logo as dangerous to […]
