Manturov on eco labels Definition and standard due

Oct 5

Asked whether an eco label drives demand, Manturov warns against misleading consumers. He says the meaning of eco-product is still being agreed and that a standard will follow a consensus. He recalls the State Anti-Counterfeiting Commission asking experts to reach a common definition over the next few months, correcting his own slip from bio-product to eco-product. He connects diet to later health needs and urges faster agreement. This is a pending standardization process, not adoption of an eco standard at BIOPROM.

At BIOPROM, Manturov says experts still need to agree a common eco-product definition following State Anti-Counterfeiting Commission discussion, with a standard to follow. He warns against misleading eco labels, corrects a slip from bio-product to eco-product and says agreement is expected over the next few months. The standard is pending, not adopted at this session.