The Russian Union of Tanners and Shoemakers (RSKO) proposed to ban the terms “eco-leather”, “vegan leather” and “ecomeh”. This initiative was made during a working group in the Federation Council chaired by Senator Vyacheslav Timchenko, which was held in early July. Appropriate amendments were proposed to be made to the law on the protection of consumer rights, Izvestia writes with reference to the general director of the association, Alexander Andrunakievich.
“Moreover, the FAS, when considering the proposals of the RSCO to ban the term, has already answered us that the prefix “eco” means “economical leather”, which sounds approvingly from the control body: the price of such products is really budgetary,” Andrunakievich noted, while emphasizing that this material has nothing to do with leather.
According to her, the senators took the proposal positively and will discuss this issue in a broader composition at parliamentary hearings in the fall, the newspaper writes.
In RSKO, Izvestia was explained that in Russia there is no standard for the production of “eco-leather”, “vegan leather”, “ecomeha” (for shoes). These terms denote artificial materials, which can mislead consumers who consider such material to be ecological natural leather and fur. Andrunakievich noted that in recent years, manufacturers of goods often speculate with such phrases, using them for marketing purposes, that is, they pass off non-natural products as natural and ecological.
The Federation Council confirmed to Izvestia that this issue was considered in July.
Source: Rosbalt
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