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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE BRITISH tyre industry is pushing for a planned European tyre labelling system to be amended so that useful point-of-sale information about safety and noise is made available in showrooms. The problem with the current proposals approved by the European Parliament last week (22-04) is it focuses on labelling, said John Dorken, the chief executive of the British Tyre Manufacturers Association.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

REFORMS have been approved by the European Parliament to a revised European Union (EU)-wide ecolabel system, making it tougher for personal care product manufacturers to secure regarding the use of environmentally damaging chemicals. Soaps and shampoos are currently covered by the existing system, although new products – such as cosmetics – could be added in the future under the new regime.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

PUBLIC authority, utility and postal service fleet managers across the European Union (EU) will have to consider the environmental impact of the vehicles they buy within 18 months, following the approval of new public procurement legislation.

The EU Council of Ministers has now approved a directive promoting clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles (NOTE: ON MONDAY).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has warned about the risks involved in incorporating nanoparticles in food and drink packaging and products. Its scientific committee says each use of nanotechnology in foods and related packaging should be assessed case-by-case.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DOCUMENTS released by European Union (EU) heads of government detailing their approval of a Euro 3.9 billion in EU spending on energy investment projects includes a commitment to spend Euro 200 million on the Nabucco gas pipeline within Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany and Romania.…

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.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

REFORMS have been approved by the European Parliament to a revised European Union (EU)-wide ecolabel system, making it tougher for clothing and textile producers to secure when using environmentally damaging chemicals. An informal agreement with EU ministers means that parliament’s April 2 decision should fast-track the changes.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE RETAIL Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) has welcomed the approval of a new European Union (EU) directive that will promote the sale of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles to public authorities and utilities.

The new law says these key auto sector customers must choose from two options for greening their fleets when buying new vehicles through compulsory competitive tenders:

*They can set minimum technical specifications for energy and environmental performance; and

*They can include energy and environmental impacts in the actual purchasing decision by writing these considerations into criteria for bids by suppliers, alongside sticker price costs.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s agriculture committee has backed the continued use of apes and monkeys when testing medicinal creams, calling for a loosening of restrictions proposed by the European Commission. Brussels has tabled a directive that would restrict the use of non-human primates in consumer product testing to treatments for "life-threatening or debilitating" illnesses.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL, JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo, EMMA JACKSON and LEAH GERMAIN

TIME was when counterfeit personal care products were commonly crude fake perfumes pedalled in markets and workplaces during the Christmas and other festive periods to bargain hunters who knew they were buying rubbish.…