MEPS APPROVE REVISED EU ECOLABEL SCHEME
April 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
REFORMS have been approved by the European Parliament to a revised European Union-wide ecolabel system, making it tougher for manufacturers to secure when using environmentally damaging chemicals. Another change would require some companies to reduce animal testing to secure an eco-label. MEPs also claim the new system has also been simplified. "The overall objective is to promote products with a reduced environmental impact," said a parliamentary communiqué.
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REFORMS have been approved by the European Parliament to a revised European Union-wide ecolabel system, making it tougher for manufacturers to secure when using environmentally damaging chemicals. Another change would require some companies to reduce animal testing to secure an eco-label. MEPs also claim the new system has also been simplified. "The overall objective is to promote products with a reduced environmental impact," said a parliamentary communiqué.
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