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ITM: Consumer Protection has corrected incomplete or misleading information on masks
Date: 2021-11-03 11:24:18

From November 1, wearing a mask is again mandatory in public transport. The consumer protection authority is stepping up controls in the event of a pandemic, filtering protective equipment at...

ITM: dealers likely to get into trouble less with user guides than with a warranty ticket
Date: 2021-11-03 11:20:59

Since the summer, a legal requirement has been the legal expectation of customers to receive instructions for use and handling in Hungarian for products sold in Hungary. Following the entry...

ITM checks the green rating of hair care products after face creams
Date: 2021-10-22 11:19:59

On behalf of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM), the packaging of shampoos, conditioners, hair regenerations and hair dyes are chacked – ITM announced on Friday. There are more...

Nébih: apricot and raspberry pálinkas are increasingly examined
Date: 2021-08-12 11:33:13

In the coming weeks, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) will pay special attention to the origin of peaches and raspberries used as raw materials for pálinka, the aim...

GVH: total value of consumer redress ordered in competition authority proceedings exceeded 4.1 billion in the first half of this year
Date: 2021-08-10 11:22:12

In the first half of this year, the national competition authority was decisive in cartel cases, but the total value of consumer redress ordered during official proceedings also exceeded 4.1...

ESET: about a third of consumers feel shopping online safe
Date: 2021-08-05 11:20:39

While only 29 percent of consumers feel specifically safe on the Internet, more than half of them still shop online on the World Wide Web, according to a survey by...

ITM: consumer protection inspectors are focusing on holiday resorts
Date: 2021-07-28 10:51:07

In the tourist season, consumer protection has regrouped its forces in line with the resumption of tourism. The national inspection, which lasts until the end of September, protects the interests...

Most face creams rightly appear on the packaging to be natural
Date: 2021-07-27 11:16:29

So far, only one manufacturer of nearly eighty cosmetics has not been able to provide credible evidence that its product is truly natural. According to a national consumer protection inspection...

Insect repellents are safe according to the product test of the Conscious Buyers Association
Date: 2021-06-16 11:18:17

The 36 mosquito and tick repellents tested by the Conscious Consumers Association are safe, but only if consumers adhere to the dosage and restrictions on the label, the association said...

Challenges in e-commerce: E-consumers in focus
Date: 2021-05-11 10:28:46

The spotlight is on e-consumers and their personal data The e-commerce boom was made possible by retail businesses getting through to new consumer target groups, and at the same time...

ITM: consumer protection inspects stores that sell environmentally friendly products
Date: 2021-04-29 11:20:33

Until the end of September, professionals will investigate deceptive, unfair commercial practices, primarily in stores and webshops selling environmentally friendly, recycled products and without packaging. In a series of national...

ITM: stores continues to be rule-abiding
Date: 2021-04-27 11:25:08

Consumer protection has inspected more than 1,500 stores in the last two weeks and had a good experience: most of them fully comply with protection rules, and where a deficiency...

The competition authority warns consumers to be more vigilant
Date: 2021-03-25 11:20:00

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) recommends that consumers be more vigilant, as they have recently received a number of complaints alleging objectionable commercial practices that exploit the pandemic. In its...

Spring cleaning: consumer protection cleans the cleaning products market
Date: 2021-03-23 11:35:00

Ten out of the sixty-five detergents inspected revealed deficiencies, mainly in terms of composition and labeling. The darkest picture was shown by window cleaning fluids, a problem was found in...

The consumer protection authority is required to publish its decisions
Date: 2021-02-10 11:22:17

These can be instructive, as it turns out exactly what the inspectors of consumer protection authorities are investigating. Not always, of course, because one decision can be opened and the...

ITM-GVH-MNB: Enhanced cooperation for consumer protection
Date: 2021-01-21 11:21:22

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM), the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) have renewed their cooperation agreement aimed at eliminating unfair commercial practices against...

ITM: A third of the shops surveyed made a price indication error last year
Date: 2021-01-19 11:55:21

Last year, consumer protection inspected the price display and application practices of about five thousand stores, and specialists found deficiencies at nearly 1,700 locations – the Ministry of Innovation and...

Consumer protection: 2,947 hits
Date: 2021-01-15 11:22:29

In the year 2020, the consumer protection system was quietly combed – blokkk.com wrote. From March last year, the consumer protection authority became a government office instead of a district...

ITM: the consumer protection test has decimated hair dryers
Date: 2020-11-25 11:17:49

The Monstre product safety action has inspected more than one and a half hundred hair dryers in the Mechanical and Electrical Laboratory of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM)....

Consumer protection listed on 2781 mischievous shops and websites
Date: 2020-11-19 11:23:30

Black Friday, Christmas: you can see where to be even more careful with your shopping – blokkk.com wrote. Price indication, unit price, lack of warranty card – Consumer protection finds...

No more fake reviews
Date: 2020-10-28 11:21:59

Fines for mischief in several countries will jump. Cheekiness (forgiveness, dishonesty) is also punished. There will be a ranking rule as well. The search for goods cannot be a false...

NAV: almost 2 billion HUF worth of counterfeit products were withdrawn from the market by August
Date: 2020-09-25 11:21:41

The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) withdrew almost 2 billion HUF worth of counterfeit products from the market by August: about 71,000 items of clothing, more than 25,000 pairs...

Europol has seized almost 28 million illegal or counterfeit goods, including face masks
Date: 2020-09-25 11:05:03

In an international operation, nearly 28 million illegal or counterfeit goods, including 27 million masks and unusable or substandard medical devices, were seized by law enforcement authorities in EU member...

According to trial purchases, coupon promotions are not a big problem this year either
Date: 2020-09-22 11:18:29

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology did not find a glaring problem with the coupon promotions at this year’s inspections, the ministry told MTI. It was written that the Ministry,...

Consumer protection can check everywhere
Date: 2020-08-26 11:30:05

Consumer protection can check not only in stores, but everywhere from the warehouse to the manufacturer – origo quotes the statement from the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM). The...

Customized Feelings of Deficiency – Consumer Protection Challenges in Online Marketplaces
Date: 2020-07-27 11:13:25

The pencil of the Office of Economic Competition will be thick when it comes to online marketplaces. Recently, the GVH has imposed several heavy fines, amounting to billions, for conduct...

Mischievous webshops are targeted by the consumer protection authority
Date: 2020-07-15 11:38:03

There are final convictions 568 on the consumer protection list now. Webshops most often make mistakes in delivery, warranty and withdrawal. In the months of the pandemic, online shopping jumped...

ITM: the tested sunglasses complied with the UV filtration requirements
Date: 2020-07-10 11:20:16

The tested sunglasses complied with the UV filtering requirements – the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) told MTI on Friday. Photo: pixabay.com According to the announcement, an ITM accredited...

ITM: Hungary is at the forefront of EU consumer protection
Date: 2020-07-08 11:14:53

Hungary is at the forefront of EU consumer protection, as evidenced by the fact that last year Hungarian consumer protection reported 171 high-risk dangerous products to the European Union’s non-food...

European Commission: the number of notifications and actions on dangerous products has increased
Date: 2020-07-07 11:12:52

The number of notifications and actions on dangerous products increased last year. The authorities of countries participating in the European Consumer Protection System reported more than 2,200 alerts and respondedto...

ITM: Consumer Protection has corrected incomplete or misleading information on masks Date: 2021-11-03 11:24:18

ITM: dealers likely to get into trouble less with user guides than with a warranty ticket Date: 2021-11-03 11:20:59

ITM checks the green rating of hair care products after face creams Date: 2021-10-22 11:19:59

Nébih: apricot and raspberry pálinkas are increasingly examined Date: 2021-08-12 11:33:13

GVH: total value of consumer redress ordered in competition authority proceedings exceeded 4.1 billion in the first half of this year Date: 2021-08-10 11:22:12

ESET: about a third of consumers feel shopping online safe Date: 2021-08-05 11:20:39

ITM: consumer protection inspectors are focusing on holiday resorts Date: 2021-07-28 10:51:07

Most face creams rightly appear on the packaging to be natural Date: 2021-07-27 11:16:29

Insect repellents are safe according to the product test of the Conscious Buyers Association Date: 2021-06-16 11:18:17

Challenges in e-commerce: E-consumers in focus Date: 2021-05-11 10:28:46

ITM: consumer protection inspects stores that sell environmentally friendly products Date: 2021-04-29 11:20:33

ITM: stores continues to be rule-abiding Date: 2021-04-27 11:25:08

The competition authority warns consumers to be more vigilant Date: 2021-03-25 11:20:00

Spring cleaning: consumer protection cleans the cleaning products market Date: 2021-03-23 11:35:00

The consumer protection authority is required to publish its decisions Date: 2021-02-10 11:22:17

ITM-GVH-MNB: Enhanced cooperation for consumer protection Date: 2021-01-21 11:21:22

ITM: A third of the shops surveyed made a price indication error last year Date: 2021-01-19 11:55:21

Consumer protection: 2,947 hits Date: 2021-01-15 11:22:29

ITM: the consumer protection test has decimated hair dryers Date: 2020-11-25 11:17:49

Consumer protection listed on 2781 mischievous shops and websites Date: 2020-11-19 11:23:30

No more fake reviews Date: 2020-10-28 11:21:59

NAV: almost 2 billion HUF worth of counterfeit products were withdrawn from the market by August Date: 2020-09-25 11:21:41

Europol has seized almost 28 million illegal or counterfeit goods, including face masks Date: 2020-09-25 11:05:03

According to trial purchases, coupon promotions are not a big problem this year either Date: 2020-09-22 11:18:29

Consumer protection can check everywhere Date: 2020-08-26 11:30:05

Customized Feelings of Deficiency – Consumer Protection Challenges in Online Marketplaces Date: 2020-07-27 11:13:25

Mischievous webshops are targeted by the consumer protection authority Date: 2020-07-15 11:38:03

ITM: the tested sunglasses complied with the UV filtration requirements Date: 2020-07-10 11:20:16

ITM: Hungary is at the forefront of EU consumer protection Date: 2020-07-08 11:14:53

European Commission: the number of notifications and actions on dangerous products has increased Date: 2020-07-07 11:12:52