Tag "fogyasztóvédelem"
The European Commission: most dangerous products reported in the EU come from China
Date: 2018-03-12 11:05:03
Most of the dangerous products reported in the European Union are coming from so-called third countries, most of them, 53 percent from China, according to a report released on Monday...
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The FOME and the Magyar Termék Kft. work together to strengthen the Magyar Termék trademarks
Date: 2018-02-14 11:36:44
The Hungarian Association of Consumer Protection (FOME) and the Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft. (Hungarian Product Nonprofit Ltd.) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen the reliability of the Magyar Termék...
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Fraudulent webshops are suspected of offering cheap products
Date: 2018-02-12 11:10:43
Fraudulent webshops are fundamentally different from those that work regularly, that they are offering their products remarkably inexpensively, and their appearance is very simple – the Quadron Kibervédelmi Kft. told...
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CP Contact: We buy more and more consciously
Date: 2018-02-09 11:40:52
Consumer protection awareness was improved in the fourth quarter of 2017 and confidence in retailers also became slightly stronger compared to the previous quarters – tozsdeforum.hu quotes the current values...
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NFM: eCommerce is in the focus of consumer protection this year
Date: 2018-02-01 11:20:29
In 2017, the Consumer Protection Authority and the Ministry of National Development (NFM) checked more than 800 webstores, five times more than in the previous years, mainly through trial purchases....
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The anti-counterfeiting panel warns of the dangers of buying counterfeit products
Date: 2017-12-20 11:15:52
In the last week of the Christmas shopping season, the appearance of counterfeit and uncontrolled sources is particularly risky, so it is worth to buy cautiously – the National Anti-Counterfeiting...
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NFM: the Consumer Protection Authority tested light chains and fondants
Date: 2017-12-18 11:35:58
The Consumer Protection Authority tested light chains and fondants. Among the tested light chains 25 did not meet the requirements, while in case of fondants problems occured in only one...
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Entries are now open for the Consumer Protection Manager of the Year competition
Date: 2017-12-01 11:07:40
The Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) wishes to reward the efforts of Hungary’s more than 2,000 consumer protection managers with the ‘Consumer Protection Manager of the Year’ prize. Winners will be...
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NFM: e-commerce is in the focus of the consumer protection tests
Date: 2017-11-29 11:20:36
Consumer protection controls focus on e-commerce this year so the families can safely buy online – the National Development Ministry (NFM) announced on Thursday. According to the ministry, the number...
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Another EU step towards protecting consumers: here is the trademark reform
Date: 2017-11-02 11:04:08
The new comprehensive EU trade mark reform has come into force: “Certain Community trademarks may be canceled after a 5-year grace period on the basis of the report of a...
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NFM: the consumer protection checks in e-commerce brought significant improvements
Date: 2017-10-30 11:15:51
The proportion of web stores with consumer infringement violations has dropped to 14 percent from the previous 54 percent this year. The significant improvement is due to the adoption of...
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A well-prepared consumer protection manager can generate profit
Date: 2017-08-30 15:17:32
On 30 June the summer workshop of the Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) was the place where the ‘Consumer Protection Manager of the Year’ programme was announced. It was the 2013...
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Nébih: toxic plastic cutlery sets were delivered to Hungary as well
Date: 2017-08-24 11:04:01
The Czech authority measured formaldehyde dissolution in excess of the prescribed limit in a three-part plastic cutlery set called “bamboo” originating in China, which arrived through Germany to the European...
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NFM’s consumer protection control found problems at six out of 59 teaching tools
Date: 2017-08-21 11:10:22
The National Consumer Protection Control ordered by the National Development Ministry (NFM) controlled color pencils, crayons, tempera, water colors and pen holders, and six of the 59 controlled products did...
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Forty thousand fake children’s toys were seized in Kelebia
Date: 2017-08-11 11:01:50
Forty thousand fake children’s toys have been found by the National Tax and Customs Administration’s (NAV) financiers in Kelebia in a container – the press officer of NAV’s Bács-Kiskun County...
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Magazine: Consumer protection: people know less than they think
Date: 2017-08-03 07:46:18
I know, I have seen it, I have heard it – practically every retailer has already heard these words from complaining customers. What customers tend to forget about is that...
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Consumers became more informed in the second quarter according to a survey
Date: 2017-07-24 11:15:00
Consumers became more informed in the second quarter as the number of respondents who reported that they knew the shelf life of food and certain products, such as shoes, increased...
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The GVH’s activities helped consumers to save 136 billion HUF
Date: 2017-04-12 11:02:13
The activities of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) helped consumers to save 136 billion HUF between 2010 and 2016 – the agency told on Wednesday. According to the information, the...
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MEPs urged stricter food inspections
Date: 2017-03-16 11:25:27
The MEPs approved the new regulation enabling to tighten the EU food inspection system at the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday – the press service of the...
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The e-commerce and dual product quality are in the focus of this year’s consumer protection
Date: 2017-03-14 11:40:27
The regulation of e-commerce and eliminate the double product quality are in the focus of this year’s consumer protection, but the monitoring of the product demonstrations remains a priority as...
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The indication of the availability of consumer protection authority is not mandatory in the stores
Date: 2017-02-06 11:42:35
The indication of the availability of consumer protection authority is still not mandatory in the stores, due to the lack of this, the authority shall not fine the traders, as...
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The EU is acting against the sales of dangerous products
Date: 2017-01-15 11:19:52
The European Commission has tabled two legislative proposals to help businesses, and SMEs in particular, to sell their products within the European Union and to strengthen the controls of the...
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The consumer protection authority has started the inspections before the holiday season
Date: 2016-11-30 11:36:14
The consumer protection authority as before, mainly focus on regularity and dangerous goods on store shelves – the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) told MTI on Wednesday. According to the...
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The GVH inspects advertisings appear in the social media as well
Date: 2016-10-26 11:05:41
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) will examine the communication contents that appear in the social media because the consumer is often unable to find out that whether it is a...
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Two out of hundred catering units were suspended in the Observatory action
Date: 2016-10-25 10:29:52
During the Observatory action in August the beverage offerings of nearly 100 caterings units in Budapest were investigated. Due to serious food security issues and monitoring deficiencies the activities of...
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The Hungarian consumer awareness is low according to a survey
Date: 2016-10-19 11:35:45
The Hungarian consumer awareness is low according to a survey. In more than half of the quality complaint cases the customers do not complain. In case of unsuccessful complaint, only...
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Significant promotions in the major webshops on October 7
Date: 2016-10-03 11:40:21
The day of Internet shopping will take place on Friday. It is the red letter day of the rapidly expanding electronic retailing – magyaridok.hu wrote. Last year, almost 500 webshops...
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The amount of counterfeit goods seized by the EU authorities increased in 2015
Date: 2016-09-23 11:10:24
The customs authorities of EU member states seized about five million pieces more counterfeit articles in 2015 than in the previous year – the European Commission said on Friday. According...
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Consumers protection: more than third of the lighters tested were not safe
Date: 2016-09-14 11:02:22
Among the 26 types of lighters checked by the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) 8 were not safe. According to the commuinication of the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) published...
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Breads and pastries were examined by consumer protectors
Date: 2016-09-08 11:59:36
Among the examined 80 products 31 were breads and 49 pastries. Problems were found in case of 9 breads and in case of 21 pastries. Problems were found in 30...
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