Faulty heater withdrawn from market
An electric heater was withdrawn from the market on Wednesday for failing to comply with essential safety requirements. In a written statement, the department of...
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Upward trend for prices this Christmas
The prices of meat and baked Christmas treats followed a slightly upward trend in the past year, according to the results of the Christmas price...
NGO calls on government service to protect consumers
The Cyprus Consumers Association on Monday called on the state consumer protection service do the job it was set up to do, citing a new...
Appointing consumer commissioner could help check profiteering, MPs say
The House commerce committee heard on Tuesday that the appointment of a consumer commissioner could help prevent profiteering during the price surge and ensure a...
Vulnerable groups urged to use electricity discounts
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday urged vulnerable consumers to make use of existing incentives that offer up to a 20 per cent discount on their...
EAC unions ask whether authority could absorb some of rising costs
State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t...
Green Monday food prices: bakery products up, veg prices fluctuating
The pandemic has put a damper on Green Monday celebrations, but though gatherings will be much smaller, Cypriots are unlikely to depart from tradition, at...
Consumers urged to reduce plastic use by refusing to buy unnecessary products
Consumers can minimise the use of plastics by refusing to purchase unnecessary products, the Cyprus Consumers’ Association said on Friday. In a written statement, the...
Batch of frozen peppers recalled
The health ministry’s public health service recalled on Friday a batch of imported frozen peppers from the Cypriot market due to the detection of a...
New online platform launched for consumers to buy direct from producers and manufacturers
The agriculture ministry on Thursday presented online platforms which sell various products directly from Cypriot producers and manufacturers. Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said it was...
