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Following a call from 130+ organisation looking at the why the EU should adopt an Action Plan for Plant-based Foods by 2026, to strengthen plant-based agri-food chains - from farmers to consumers, this Blueprint highlights how the plan could take shapes providing policy recommendations and information.
It lays out opportunities at political and economical level from food security, empowering farmers, boosting EU supply to funding, through an overarching lens addressing the whole supply-chain.
It lays out opportunities at political and economical level from food security, empowering farmers, boosting EU supply to funding, through an overarching lens addressing the whole supply-chain.
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Based on new research, including studies by BEUC members across Europe, this report reveals how deceptive techniques (‘dark patterns’) trigger unwilling spending and economic losses for consumers, fuel the circulation of unsafe clothing items across Europe, and disempower consumers in their efforts towards the green transition.
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Click to buy (more): How fast fashion giant SHEIN uses dark patterns to push overconsumption (annex)
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This document provides a summary of the dark patterns observed on the selected SHEIN websites and app between November 2024 and May 2025. The products seen in the screenshots have been randomly selected, with a variety of clothes and accessories, to show the widespread use of dark patters - irrespective of product.
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BEUC and 16 member organisations from 12 countries filed a complaint to the European Commission and the Consumer Protection authorities’ network (CPC) denouncing seven airlines charging undue fees to consumers for their hand baggage. We are calling for an EU-wide investigation into the commercial practices of the targeted airlines and the wider sector.