Five Tips to Help Keep Your Dorm Room Safe from the Real Dangers of Fake Goods
CSA Group Offers Advice for Avoiding Counterfeit Purchases for Back-To-School
(firmenpresse) - CLEVELAND, OHIO and TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 08/20/13 -- Beware of bargain deals when you're shopping for the college or university dorm room this fall, warns CSA Group, a leading standards, certification and testing organization. Being budget-savvy may seem like a good way to save a few dollars but if items such as electronics, hot plates, space heaters and bedside lamps turn out to be counterfeit, they can present a significant threat to students and their roommates.
"Legitimate home electronic items used for campus living are tested and marked as certified in order to be sold legally," says Anthony Toderian, Manager, Corporate Affairs. "Products that fail to prove their authenticity may be missing required safety features or may have been made using toxic materials, putting students at risk of illness or even fatal electrical shock or fire."
CSA Group advises back-to-school shoppers to look for these signs to help identify potentially dangerous counterfeit products for their new home away from home:
CSA Group works in cooperation with other stakeholders to bring the issue of the dangers posed by counterfeits to the attention of government, the legal community, law enforcement and consumers in order to raise awareness and enact positive changes. CSA Group is also a member of the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition and a coalition of certification organizations that is partnered with INTERPOL called CIAC - the Certification Industry Against Counterfeiting.
About CSA Group
CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit membership association dedicated to safety, social good and sustainability. Its knowledge and expertise encompass standards development; training and advisory solutions; global testing and certification services across key business areas including hazardous locations and industrial, plumbing and construction, medical, safety and technology, appliances and gas, alternative energy, lighting and sustainability; as well as consumer product evaluation services. The CSA certification mark appears on billions of products worldwide. To learn more or see the CSA certification marks, visit .
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CSA Group
Anthony Toderian
Manager, Corporate Affairs
416-747-2620
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