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　　Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大雜燴) of

　　environmental claims made by household products, according to a "green labeling"

　　study published by Consumers International Friday.

　　Among the reports more outrageous (令人無法容忍的) findings-a German

　　fertilizer described itself as "earthworm friendly" a brand of flour said it

　　was "non-polluting" and a British toilet paper claimed to be "environmentally

　　friendlier"

　　The study was written and researched by Britains National Consumer

　　Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the

　　German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.

　　" While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there

　　is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the

　　environmental impact of products they buy," said Consumers International

　　director Anna Fielder.

　　The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain, Western

　　Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in

　　Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average.

　　The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergent

　　(洗滌劑) insect sprays and by some garden products. It did not test the

　　claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International

　　Standards Organization (ISO) in September, 1999.

　　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.

　　11. 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

　　12. As indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the consumers ________.

　　A) are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buy

　　B) are still not willing to pay more for products with green labeling

　　C) are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on

　　the environment

　　D) still do not know the exact impact of different products on the

　　environment

　　13. A study was carried out by Britains NCC to ________.

　　A) find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental

　　standards

　　B) inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products

　　they buy

　　C) examine claims made by products against ISO standards

　　D) revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization

　　14. What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household

　　products?

　　A) They are likely to lead to serious environmental problems.

　　B) Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the false.

　　C) They could arouse widespread anger among consumer.

　　D) Consumers will be tempted to buy products they dont need.

　　15. It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer

　　International wants to ________.

　　A) make product labeling satisfy ISO requirements

　　B) see all household products meet environmental standards

　　C) warn consumers of the danger of so-called green products

　　D) verify the efforts of non-polluting products

　　【參考答案】

　　11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A