MEPs adopt rules for selling financial services through phone and Internet
On 14 May 2002, the European Parliament adopted, in second reading, on the Council common...
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Gesundheit & Lebensstil
Study shows that eco-labels have an effect on consumer behaviour
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
A recent Danish study shows that consumers are willing to pay extra for products they...
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Conciliation agreement on new EU public health programme
Gesundheit
On 8 May 2002, the conciliation committee of the European Parliament and the Council agreed...
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American study shows one fourth of organic foods contain pesticides
Gesundheit
A study of government data by the US Consumers Union found that pesticides residues, including...
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G10 Medicines Group presents report in public forum
Gesundheit
On 7 May, the G10 Medicines Group met to formally hand over its report to...
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EU Ethics Group recommends caution on human cloning
Tech
The EU's Group on Ethics has recommended that the Union should take "cautious approach" towards...
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Commission to adopt new Consumer Policy Strategy
Gesundheit
On Tuesday 7 May, the Commission will adopt its new five-year consumer policy strategy (2002-2006)....
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Hospitals get serious about operations
Gesundheit
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First case of BSE in Poland
Gesundheit
The Polish ministry of agriculture has announced that a case of BSE has been discovered...
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New Zealand study questions nutritional superiority of organic food
Gesundheit
Researchers from the University of Otago (New Zealand) reviewed about 100 international food studies and...
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