New rules under the General Product Safety Regulation entered into force Friday which ensure that all non-food consumer products, whether sold offline or online on the EU market, are safe.
— last modified 29 September 2014 The European Commission on 29 September further strengthened the protection of consumers, in particular babies and young children. It adopted two measures restricting the…
— last modified 31 March 2014 The Consumer Programme 2014-2020 with a budget of EUR 188.8 million will support EU consumer policy in the years to come. It aims to…
— last modified 25 March 2014 For 10 years the EU Rapid Information system (RAPEX) has been guarding European consumers against un-safe non-food products. In 2013 a total of 2,364…
— last modified 13 February 2014 A report by the EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has found allergens in perfume products that have been implicated in problems with…
— last modified 11 July 2013 From 11 July 2013, cosmetics on shop shelves, both manufactured in the EU and imported from third countries, should be fully compliant with the…
— last modified 11 June 2013 The European Parliament on 11 May gave its green light on a set of clearer rules protecting specific groups of consumers such as infants…
