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Evening Standard
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Michael Hunter

Watchdog launches probe into ‘greenwashing’ claims covering a range of everyday items

Sarah Cardell, the CMA’s CEO, is planning to check the environmental claims made by food, drink and personal care goods

(Picture: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA))

The green claims made by a range of household products from food and drink to cleaning products and personal care items are to come under the scrutiny of the Competiton and Markets Authority.

The watchdog will “examine the accuracy” of the environmental credentials claimed by so-called fast-moving consumer goods, a sector worth £130 billion each year to the economy.

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