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Report of the Projects for Comparative Testing of Consumer Products on the Concept of Eco-Friendly
Products to Spread Awareness Among the Consumers

(Reports Already Published in Consumer-VOICE Sep-Oct-05, Nov-Dec-05, Jan-Feb-06)

Item 1 - Brief Summary of the project

1.1 Introduction

Under the terms of reference vide MOEF’s letter no. 13(H)/2003 PL Dated 21/6/2004 the study was proposed to attain the following objectives:

1	To spread general consumer awareness through our on going comparative product testing of the existing ecomark scheme.
2	To promote the scheme on the tested products, which are still not covered under the existing ecomark scheme.
3	To make the scheme more popular and acceptable by the industry and consumer by publishing the facts and advantages by using the eco friendly products through our magazines and newspaper.
4	To emphasize manufacturers to use energy efficient/ eco friendly materials and methods for the manufacture of their products.

To achieve the above objectives, VOICE chose to verify the overall test performance of the following five products with respect to the product specific requirements of Ecomark Criteria based on the market survey conducted by VOICE.

1	Plain Copier Paper
2	Exhaust Fan (AC Ventilating fan)
3	Slimline Tabular Fluorescent Lamps
4	Dry Cell Batteries (Zinc Chloride & Alkaline Type)
5	Refined Soyabean Oil

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