One thing that helps you understand product value is the presence of national or international certification. Generally awarded after stringent testing, certification attests to product quality and safety. Certification is especially important for electrical appliances. Malfunctioning appliances are one of the major causes of death every year. How can I tell one kind of certification from another? Consumers today are confused by the wide variety of certification at hand. There is so much information available that confusion can set in. We end up making errors in judgment, instead of recognizing product quality. There are a bewildering number of new labels that make it hard to distinguish between quality standards for the manufacturing process, trade association seals of approval and company trademarks used for advertising. When we took an careful look at the matter, we found that the subject is very omplicated.We will try to summarize it for you in the next few pages.
Certification can be divided into different categories:
1. Standards of quality
2. Seals of approval
3. Company quality control /warranty
4. Trademarks
5. Environmental certification