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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
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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2012-09-19
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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 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.
A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to ______.
选项
A、find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standards
B、inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buy
C、examine claims made by products against ISO standards
D、revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization
答案
C
解析
细节题。依据文章第六段第二句话“It did not test claims,but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization(ISO)in September,1999.”因此,选项 C是对该句的同义转述,故是本题答案。文章中只指出许多声明太模糊,误导消费者,无法达到国际标准化组织的标准,但没有指明具体有多少产品,所以排除A;该段末句中明确指出调查没有对这些声明进行测试,显然选项B不正确;文中指出该项调查以ISO为比照标准,并没有对该标准提出质疑,因此也不可能修订标准,故排除D项。
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