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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Dove and Marmite maker Unilever to be investigated in UK over ‘greenwashing’

Beauty cream bar Dove
The beauty cream bar Dove is a Unilever brand. Photograph: PSL Images/Alamy

Unilever, the maker of Marmite, Domestos and Vaseline, is to be investigated by the UK’s competition watchdog over concerns that consumers are being misled by the company’s “green” claims on some essential household products.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Unilever may be overstating how green certain products are through the use of “vague and broad” claims, unclear statements about recyclability, and natural-looking images and logos such as green leaves.

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