An awareness campaign for consumers within the scope of “Raising Awareness in Product Safety, Market Surveillance and Conformity Assessment Project” is being implemented. The campaing is funded by European Union and The Republic of Turkey and conducted by The Ministry of Commerce.
Within the scope of this campaign, which will start on September 20, 2019, consumers will learn about what factors should they pay attention to in the area of product safety from the product safety stands to be created in 25 shopping centers in 10 cities. Product safety conferences which will be held in the same provinces, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, aims to raise the awareness of new generations, consumer association respresentatives and participation of teachers. The dates of the events that will continue until November are as follows ;
Istanbul 20-22 September 2019, Conference : 20 September 2019
Tekirdağ 27-29 September 2019, Conferene : 27 September 2019
Bursa 28-30 September 2019, Conference : 30 September 2019
Samsun 4-6 October 2019, Conference : 4 October 2019
İzmir 11-13 October 2019, Conference: 11 October 2019
Manisa 12-14 October 2019, Conference: 14 October 2019
Van 18-20 October 2019, Conference: 18 October 2019
Şanlıurfa 25-27 October 2019, Conference: 25 October 2019
Hatay 1-3 November 2019, Conference: 1 November 2019
Ankara 23-24 November 2019, Conference 22 November 2019
Brochures that introduce the dangers and risks that the products which should bear the CE mark may pose such as toys, children’s clothing, cosmetic products, cleaning products, stationery and office producs, elevators, furnitures, roller blinds and offering practical information to consumers during their shopping will be available from product safety stands.
The www.urunguvenligi.gov.tr website, which is prepared within the scope of the project and allows complaints about unsafe products from a single point, will be launched on 20 September 2019.
