Consumer Voice :: July 2006

COMPARATIVE TEST

Potato Chips: Chips are going down
Potato Chips are low in nutrition, high on fat and salt

The Best Bank

Basic banking services still lead over add-ons like credit cards. The most recommended bank is UTI whereas private banks are felt to have high charges for services

Contents

Editorial

food

Is your kitchen HACCP safe?

Keep food-borne diseases at bay with some basic food safety principles

LEGAL FILE

Get help from the banking ombudsman

How to approach banking ombudsman, and to pin down banks through their nodal officers

Report

Insurance against consumers

FMCG companies insure themselves against consumer action

India’s Energy Efficiency labeling scheme

Frost-free refrigerators and tubelights get an energy-efficiency label. Air conditioners and ceilings fans to soon come under the net

Colours: enticing you to buy

India needs better availability of eye care facilities and optometrists are an important part of the solution

Is Indian chicken safe?

Advertising campaign apart, poultry farmers work in abysmal safety and hygiene condition

Pharma Buzz

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