Press releases

Today MEPs from the internal market and consumer protection committee cleared a first hurdle to reform the EU’s telecom market. It upgrades consumer protections of EU citizens when using digital communications tools.

Today, a new method for measuring the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of cars enters into force. We welcome this EU initiative, called the Worldwide Harmonised Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP). It should produce a more realistic picture of the fuel economy of passenger cars and in turn help to better inform consumers.

Today Member States have adopted a proposal by the European Commission to reduce cancer-causing acrylamide in food. With the new rules, food manufacturers, fast-food chains and restaurants will have to apply measures to ensure acrylamide levels in their products remain below benchmarks. Up until now, the EU had relied on industry’s voluntary efforts to reduce acrylamide. However, levels of acrylamide in Europeans’ food have remained roughly the same.

The EU is banning problem chemicals and microplastics from all Ecolabel hand soaps as well as laundry, dishwasher and general purpose detergents.