133 result(s) for consumer protection
World Consumer Rights Day To Be Marked With Consultations At Shopping Centres
- 17 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- shopping
The Budapest government office will mark World Consumer Rights Day by holding consultations on consumer rights in various shopping centres on Friday, the office told MTI. Employees of the national consumer protection authority will meet members of the public in shopping centres in and around Budapest between 10-12 am to give information and advice about exercising their rights as consumers, the ...
Department Stores May Pay ‘Pollution Fee’ For Home Delivery
- 14 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The increasingly popular home delivery service of large food chain stores, usually operating within 50- 60 km radiuses, places extra burden on environment and traffic, Péter Lenkei of environmentalist group Levegő Munkacsoport told daily Magyar Idők.
Govt To Consult Consumers, Retailers On Food Quality
- 10 Mar 2017 6:02 AM
- shopping
The government will consult consumers and retailers on the issue of food quality, government office chief Janos Lázár said. Referring to reports that suppliers dump lower quality food in central Europe, he said Hungary wants to take steps against double standards and launch a debate on how retailers can be made to inform customers about the quality of their products, Lázár told a weekly ...
Food Companies Palming Off Central Europe With Inferior Products Should Face Penalties
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue of double standards on food quality must be sorted out, and this aim will be advanced if European Union member states besides the Visegrad Group (V4) join its initiative to draft rules to ensure food standards are uniform across the bloc, Hungary’s farm minister said.
EU Has No Legal Means To Ensure Uniform Quality Of Food Products, Says Commissioner
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- shopping
Community law has no provisions under which the European Union could prosecute food producers distributing different quality goods under the same brand in different member states, daily Magyar Idők cited the EU’s commissioner for food safety as saying.
Minister Orders Food Quality Comparison
- 21 Feb 2017 6:06 AM
- health & wellness
The farm minister has ordered Hungarian food safety authority Nébih to conduct an inspection comparing the quality of identically-branded products available at domestic and foreign retail stores to reveal if there are any differences, the ministry’s state secretary for supermarket oversight said.
Inferior Products Sold In Hungary Under International Brands
- 17 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- shopping
International food companies supply different quality products to Western Europe than to central and Eastern European countries, daily Magyar Idők reported. The paper referred to a recent survey by Hungary’s food administration Nébih, focusing on 24 brands in terms of product taste and smell, composition and labelling.
Roma Doing Better In Hungary But More Needs To Be Done, Says Govt Official
- 9 Dec 2016 5:47 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has notched up major improvements in schooling and meals for Roma children as well as on the job market, the state secretary for social inclusion at the ministry of human resources said on Thursday after a meeting of European Union ministers in charge of employment, social affairs, health and consumer protection in Brussels.
MNB Updates Consumer Protection Site
- 6 Dec 2016 3:10 AM
- business
The MNB has renewed its consumer protection website, the central bank announced on Monday. Priority was given to easy access to up-to-date information, and to raising consumer awareness. The MNB has also developed apps to support consumers’ decision making, based on a very comprehensive database.
World Consumer Rights Day To Be Marked With Consultations At Shopping Centres
- 17 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- shopping
The Budapest government office will mark World Consumer Rights Day by holding consultations on consumer rights in various shopping centres on Friday, the office told MTI. Employees of the national consumer protection authority will meet members of the public in shopping centres in and around Budapest between 10-12 am to give information and advice about exercising their rights as consumers, the ...
Department Stores May Pay ‘Pollution Fee’ For Home Delivery
- 14 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The increasingly popular home delivery service of large food chain stores, usually operating within 50- 60 km radiuses, places extra burden on environment and traffic, Péter Lenkei of environmentalist group Levegő Munkacsoport told daily Magyar Idők.
Govt To Consult Consumers, Retailers On Food Quality
- 10 Mar 2017 6:02 AM
- shopping
The government will consult consumers and retailers on the issue of food quality, government office chief Janos Lázár said. Referring to reports that suppliers dump lower quality food in central Europe, he said Hungary wants to take steps against double standards and launch a debate on how retailers can be made to inform customers about the quality of their products, Lázár told a weekly ...
Food Companies Palming Off Central Europe With Inferior Products Should Face Penalties
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue of double standards on food quality must be sorted out, and this aim will be advanced if European Union member states besides the Visegrad Group (V4) join its initiative to draft rules to ensure food standards are uniform across the bloc, Hungary’s farm minister said.
EU Has No Legal Means To Ensure Uniform Quality Of Food Products, Says Commissioner
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- shopping
Community law has no provisions under which the European Union could prosecute food producers distributing different quality goods under the same brand in different member states, daily Magyar Idők cited the EU’s commissioner for food safety as saying.
Minister Orders Food Quality Comparison
- 21 Feb 2017 6:06 AM
- health & wellness
The farm minister has ordered Hungarian food safety authority Nébih to conduct an inspection comparing the quality of identically-branded products available at domestic and foreign retail stores to reveal if there are any differences, the ministry’s state secretary for supermarket oversight said.
Inferior Products Sold In Hungary Under International Brands
- 17 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- shopping
International food companies supply different quality products to Western Europe than to central and Eastern European countries, daily Magyar Idők reported. The paper referred to a recent survey by Hungary’s food administration Nébih, focusing on 24 brands in terms of product taste and smell, composition and labelling.
Roma Doing Better In Hungary But More Needs To Be Done, Says Govt Official
- 9 Dec 2016 5:47 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has notched up major improvements in schooling and meals for Roma children as well as on the job market, the state secretary for social inclusion at the ministry of human resources said on Thursday after a meeting of European Union ministers in charge of employment, social affairs, health and consumer protection in Brussels.
MNB Updates Consumer Protection Site
- 6 Dec 2016 3:10 AM
- business
The MNB has renewed its consumer protection website, the central bank announced on Monday. Priority was given to easy access to up-to-date information, and to raising consumer awareness. The MNB has also developed apps to support consumers’ decision making, based on a very comprehensive database.