PACKAGING
Hanne Vedder of a German consumer advocacy group said she had one other problem with the labeling of products that contain nano particles. There is no room on the packaging of small items such as lipstick to list all the ingredients. The EU decree envisions this information on a label on the shelf where the items are stocked. Vedder said this was impractical.
“We would have liked that the product could only be sold in a box that included the information on a sheet of paper or pamphlet,” she said.
In general, she welcomes the new decree, adding that it means that from 2012 uniform regulations will go into effect in all member countries.
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