Survey shows price increase for many basic goods
Even though dairy companies have held off raising their prices for the time being, it appears many basic products have seen a rise in the...
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The Consumer Protection Law of 2021
Aligns with EU law and regulates consumer protection issues The new legislation for the protection of consumers has come into force with the enactment of...
Consumer centre responded to more than 24,000 calls during Covid crisis
The European Consumer Centre (ECC) responded to more than 24,000 calls for help on the subject of the coronavirus by May 25, ECC Cyprus reported...
Competition watchdog carries out surprise checks on fruit and veg wholesalers
The competition watchdog carried out surprise checks in fresh fruit and vegetable wholesale markets in Nicosia and Limassol, as well as other businesses trading in...
Crème dessert batch recalled, bacillus found
The health ministry on Friday recalled a French crème dessert product after the bacillus cereus microbe was detected in one of the brand’s products. The...
Fruit and veg rip-off ahead of Easter
The owners of fruit markets charged on Tuesday prices of fruit and vegetables were grossly overpriced without justification ahead of Easter, suggesting some people were profiteering....
New mandatory labelling for chemical products from June 1
Starting from June 1 all chemicals placed on the market must be labelled according to the ‘classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures’ (CLP)...
Company fined for misleading book offer
The consumer protection service has fined a company €10,000 for mis-selling children’s books, it was announced on Thursday. According to the announcement, the service fined...
Mastercard sued for $19bn in Britain’s biggest damages claim
Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard demanding £14bn in damages for allegedly charging excessive fees,...
Overcharged consumers should be compensated, watchdog says
The consumer association proposed compensating consumers who paid higher charges that went to kickbacks by reducing the rates they pay for rubbish collection and sewerage....
