Environment and Consumer

The priorities of the EU's Environment Action Programme for 2001-10 are:
· tackling climate change and global warming;
· protecting the natural habitat and wildlife;
· addressing environment and health issues;
· preserving natural resources and managing waste.

Here are links to just some of the many environment and consumer protection issues that the Environment Committee has dealt with recently:

• Food supplements.

• Nutrition & health claims on food labelling.

• Fortified foods: addition of vitamins & minerals.

• Chemicals (REACH) proposals.

• Waste legislation: Batteries.

• Waste legislation: Packaging Waste.

• Unfair Commercial Practices.

• Detergents.

• Bathing Water.

• Groundwater Protection.

• Animal Welfare & Conservation.

• Biodiversity.