LED bulbs are shoddy and not bright enough?

Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency issued a ban to 12 sales companies

The problem is that the light from an incandescent bulb is essentially diffused in all directions, while the light from most LED bulbs is oriented. For products that are referred to as having problems, the “total luminous flux” indicator indicating the brightness of all azimuths is 13 to 69% lower than the required standard value. Although there is no problem when used as a chandelier or spotlight, performance is not required when installed in a lighting fixture that needs to illuminate the entire room.

Among the 12 companies, companies that have commissioned Chinese and other overseas manufacturers to produce LED bulbs and get involved in the lighting business accounted for the majority, and the impact has already spread to ordinary consumers.

The reasons for the lack of brightness can be described as varied. Agasta (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), which is mainly engaged in the export of used cars, explained that “it is difficult to effectively spread light when ordering products two years ago.” According to the company, “there was no industry group at the time. Therefore, the information on the product specification was not obtained in time" (Kohnan Business).

In the LED bulb market, where prices are falling, the emerging companies with higher price competitiveness occupy a certain share. A large lighting company said that “poor goods with poor quality will cause trouble to consumers. It is a good thing to issue a ban.” From this, we can also vaguely see the truth that we want to say. This big company may be able to take advantage of the competition. It is.