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Coalition hunts for truth behind labeling

Martin Meyer RECYCLING ADVISORY GROUP

e Environmentally Sound Packaging Coalition claims that a proliferation of “green” labels and advertising claims are misleading con- sumers and causing confusion in the marketplace.

To address this issue, the Coalition and the B.C. branch ofthe Consumer’s Association of Canada have joined forces on a project aimed at identify- ing and correcting false envi- ronmental labeling and adver- tising.

The program is called “The Challenge: Truth in Environ- mental Labeling and Adver- tising”. It has received support from Consumer and Corpo- rate Affairs Canada.

-One aspect of the project will be an audit of products in the marketplace to find exam- ples of labeling that misrepre- sents the environmental im- pact of a product or container. A further aspect will be to seek the opinions of major stake- holders.

One-day workshops are be- ing planned for Winnipeg, Toronto and Vancouver.

Government, industry, con- sumer and environmental groups are invited to take an

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active role in these meetings.

Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada’s recently re- leased “Guiding Principles for Environmental Labeling and Advertising” will be reviewed at the sessions.

Partnership strategies will hopefully be developed to eliminate current market-

vites the public to look for mis- leading “green” advertising and claims which may appear in newspapers, magazines, flyers and on product packag-

ing.

Help attack the “green sham” by reporting abuses to the Coalition at 2150 Maple Street, Vancouver B.C. V6J 3T3. :

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