Consumer protection bills head to Plenum in February
Three proposed bills aimed at enhancing consumer and business protection against abusive clauses in bank contracts will take centre stage in February as the House plenum prepares to vote on ...
Thirteen inflatables taken off the market
A total of 13 inflatables were taken off the market at a risk of causing drowning, the consumer service reported on Friday.
The service published a detailed list of the beach ...
Consumer Alert: Unregulated food is being sold online
Food products are sold online which have been produced at uninspected facilities, warned the consumer protection service and health services of the health ministry on Wednesday.
In a joint announcement, ...
Dodgy website scamming customers, consumer watchdog warns
The Consumer Protection Service urged people to refrain from shopping from the website www.ioannouhomecy.com after receiving multiple complaints from scammed customers in recent days.
Most complaints reported that ...
Consumer service checking ‘lucky bags’ in new campaign
The consumer protection service said on Tuesday that it has launched a campaign to check “lucky bags” on the market for dangerous materials and contents.
Lucky bags contain a variety ...
New law offers greater protection for misled shoppers
A clampdown on false advertising and misleading sale prices are just some of the provisions of new consumer protection legislation, Commerce Minister Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday
Presenting the new ...
House approves tougher consumer protection legislation
The House of Representatives on Friday approved tougher consumer protection legislation with 43 votes in favour and three abstentions.
The vote of the omnibus bill in the last session of parliament ...