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Defra Publish Guidance for Green Product Labelling

Defra Publish Guidance for Green Product Labelling

05/01/2004

The Government have issued a guide for businesses on how to label products on their environmental performance.

Based on the "Green Code", the guide give them specific advice on labelling products such as paints and aerosols.

Defra have also just released a new version of "The Environment in your Pocket", a summary of key environmental statistics

For further details see below.

Weblink:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2003/greenclaims.htm