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Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodgepodge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to

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问题     Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodgepodge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to a "green labeling" study published by Consumers International Friday.
    Among the report’s more outrageous ( 令人无容忍的) findings—a German fertilizer described itself as "earthworm friendly", a brand of flour said it was "nonpolluting" and a British toilet paper claimed to be "environmentally friendlier".
    The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.
    "While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy", said Consumers International director Anna Fielder.
    The 10country study surveyed product packaging in Britain, Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average.
    The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergents (洗涤剂), insect sprays and by some garden products. It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September, 1999.
    Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.
    "Many products had speciallydesigned labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing", said report researcher Philip Page.
    "Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading." he said.
    The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as "environmentally friendly" and "nonpolluting" cannot be verified. "What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO." said Page.
According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that ______.
选项 A、all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards
B、the claims made by products axe often unclear or deceiving
C、consumers would believe many of the manufactures’ claims
D、few products actually prove to be environment friendly
答案B
解析 细节题 依据在第二段第一句话可知“Among the report’s most outrageous findings…”那些环保说明是无法令人容忍的。令人无法容忍的理由在第一段：因为顾客被这些说明confused和 misled，由此，我们可以断定B项为本题答案。此题可以用排除法解答。如果所调查的产品的声明能够达到国际标准化组织设定的标准，NCC就不会感到不可忍受了，故排除AF文章中只提到消，费者受到误导，感到困惑，没有内容表明消费者相信许多产品标签上做出的声明，故排除C，文章中只提到产品标签中做出的声明问题，并未对产品本身质量问题或是否环保问题进行评论，故排除D。
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