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Products: Recycling

Asked by Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 April 2025UIN 41667

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many products have been investigated in detail by the Competition and Markets Authority as part of its fast-moving consumer goods investigation announced in January 2023.

Answered by Justin Madders

In January 2023 the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced a compliance review into the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector – these include essential everyday items such as toiletries and cleaning products. Over the period following that announcement, the CMA carried out an initial review of hundreds of products.

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