CONSUMER PROTECTION : KUNEVA PONDERS MP3 PLAYER SAFETY.

• Position: Meglena Kuneva

Citing latest scientific research results on the health risks personal music players can pose to listeners, Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva sees the need to formulate a "common understanding on the way forward" that should evolve into a "concrete action plan ensuring the safe listening of music". Addressing a stakeholders' conference on personal music players, on 27 January in Brussels, Kuneva said that "we need to act quickly and examine the rules in place to make sure that they keep pace with new technology and ensure that consumers benefit from the highest...