Furniture Da Vinci scandal

Scandal-hit furniture dealer Da Vinci told its Chinese customers it was "sorry" on July 22 and admitted failing to properly label the country of origin of some products.

Da Vinci said in a statement on its micro blog that its products labeled as Italian are 100 percent authentic. But it conceded the Shanghai customs agency was correct in saying 3.5 percent of the company's "imported" products were actually made in China. “We have realized that ... we failed to clearly inform our customers of the places of origin of that furniture," the statement said. Chen Beiyuan, a lawyer in Guangzhou, said, "It should be called 'cheating customers'. This company has little social responsibility and treats customers like fools."