1.   The head of the Spanish consumer association, Francisco Zaballa, has called the plan a start, but complains that there is no plan for enforcement.

2.   A study last year by the consumer association examined the ethical credentials of U.K. banks and buildings societies, which are mortgage lenders owned by their customers.

3.   Shoppers and consumer associations worry that the change will mean less produce at higher prices and some have threatened lawsuits to stop the gram in its tracks.

4.   The consumer products association proposed a number of alternatives to a ban on Thursday at the meeting where a panel recommended the restrictions.

5.   Both ads have worried parents who have registered their complaints with a consumer television association, daily newspaper El Mundo reported.

6.   Consumer associations are now being asked to find ways of making basic rights workable for the poor.

7.   Consumerist and Universiti Malaya law faculty dean Professor S. Sothi Rachagan points to the shifting morass in which consumer associations currently operate in developing countries.

8.   For instance, consumer associations should educate the people about spending wisely and take up on the water issue.

9.   He added that he had directed the ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Noor Abdul Rahim to discuss the structure of national and State- level consumer associations with the ROS.

10.   He also urged consumers and consumer associations to assume some responsibility to check hoarding activities.