In Kyrgyzstan, work has begun on a draft law aimed at protecting consumer rights in the field of organic products. This document, prepared by Deputy Mahabat Mavlyanova, has already been submitted for public discussion. One of the main proposals is to strengthen the responsibility of producers for misleading consumers regarding the ecological purity of their products.
The draft law proposes amendments to the Law "On Consumer Protection" and the Code of Offenses. A key innovation will be a strict ban on the use of packaging for inorganic products that features symbols, signs, and pictograms that may visually resemble the national organic logo. This measure is aimed at combating the practice of "greenwashing," where ordinary products are presented as environmentally friendly to increase their price.
Furthermore, the draft law requires producers to provide the public with complete information about the actual characteristics of certified organic products. Buyers must be assured that such farms do not use GMOs, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, artificial colorants, and growth stimulants.
The authors of the initiative emphasize that the adoption of this law will be an important step towards strengthening the country's food security and increasing trust in domestic brands on the international stage. The new rules will ensure equal conditions for honest farmers and protect consumers from overpaying for counterfeit organic products.
