All Articles in Labelling and packaging

Animal campaign group Viva! complained to trading standards about pictures of reeds and bulrushes on duck meat packs on Tesco shelves. What was the grouse and what are the lessons…

Believe it or not, there are no EU-wide rules as to marking the origin of products imported into the Union. Now, a proposed EU regulation seeks to bring the EU…

For twelve years the CE quality mark has been appearing on packaging, to the delight of ink manufacturers, but the utter disinterest of virtually everybody else. The European Commission has…

In a discouraging judgment for m-commerce marketers, lack of space for mandatory disclosures was not regarded as a good excuse for abbreviations.   Who: The European Court of Justice ("ECJ")…

While EU legislators grind out harmonising legislation that’s often out of date by the time it reaches the statute books, other moves are constantly being made to erode barriers to…

A recent DTI funded survey revealed that copious labelling regulations still fail to prevent consumers being misled about how much product they are buying.   Topic: Packaging Who: Manchester School…

Packaging Regulations introduced in the UK in March 1997 following an EU Directive imposed obligations on all businesses handling waste in the course of their business who had a turnover…

In August 1997 trading standards officers from the London Borough of Hackney swooped on Pelin Supermarket in London E2   Topic: LabellingWho: Cedar Trading and Hackney Trading StandardsWhen: Reported September…