Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.
Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing, said report researcher Philip Page.
Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading. he said.
The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as environmentally friendly and non-polluting cannot be verified. What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO. said Page.
31. According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that ________.
A) all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards
B) the claims made by products are often unclear or deceiving
C) consumers would believe many of the manufactures claim
D) few products actually prove to be environment friendly
32. As indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the consumers ________.
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