Czech Republic

Czech association of consumers TEST

• Founded in 1992
• A BEUC member since April 2010
• 11 staff
• Members in 2011: 25,000
• Most important consumer success:
  By identifying a series of dangerous childrens’ products – e.g. carcinogenic nitrosamines in baby pacifiers, dyes and preservatives in refrigerated ‘teethers’, the outer surface of the baby bottles – a change in legislation and standards was obtained.
• Website visits (2011): 3,642,218
• Consumers advised last year: 11,796