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Swiss Retailers adopt Code of Conduct for Nanotechnologies
Published: Monday 14 April 2008
The Swiss Retail Organisation (IG DHS) published a Code of conduct for nanotechnologies. By adopting the Code, the members, amongst whom are some of the most important actors in the Swiss Retailing, commit to a high degree of transparency for consumers and to the application of the precautionary principle.
According to published Information on the Swiss retail trade’s code of conduct, addresses the following aspects:
- the Code obliges retailers to take a responsible approach to nanotechnology products,
- product safety comes first: only products that, according to the present state of knowledge and in the light of their probable use, are not associated with any health or environmental risks, and
- signatories are expected to require producers and suppliers to provide all the information necessary for assessing the safety of a product.
The implementation of the Code will be supported by the IG DHS.
Follow these links to download the Code of Conduct, or to download more Information on the Code.