EU proposes rules to make it harder to exaggerate how eco-friendly a product is

The EU is looking to force manufacturers to list whether a product is repairable, and for how long parts will be available, where customers can see it. And alongside the bloc's new draft rules on repairability, there are new proposals to ban greenwashing in product marketing. So if a product says it's eco-friendly, it better be.

The EU's Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee (IMCO) has agreed to a draft report on new powers that aim to make it more difficult to sell rubbish,...