Overview
- Consumer protection minister Hanka Mittelstädt announced plans to curb manipulative practices used by online shops.
- Brandenburg will take over the chair of the Conference of Consumer Protection Ministers next year, with Berlin holding it in 2025.
- Officials highlighted that surveillance authorities cannot currently place anonymous online orders or payments, hindering unannounced checks.
- Particular concern was flagged over potentially unsafe dietary supplements sold online, prompting calls for closer monitoring.
- Brandenburg will put price transparency for food and energy on the agenda, including a proposed federal body to make supply-chain costs visible, with ministerial consultations planned in Potsdam next year.