IMPERATIVES OF DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR A SYSTEM OF INFORMATION PROVISIONING OF PROTECTION OF NONFOOD CONSUMERS
The article formulates an imperative for the solution of a problem of protection of consumer access to trustworthy information on quality of goods. The Soviet experience in creation of unified national quality standards is being analyzed showing its limited applicability in the conditions of the market economy. It is recommended to develop a system of specialized disclosure standardsfor information on significant consumer characteristics of a product based on a principle of pluralism together with the created associations of producers and consumers.