Brussels, 09/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - When an EU company uses exotic plants like aloe vera for producing cosmetics it should share the benefits of this use with the country where the plant came from. This is the key message in a Communication just adopted by the European Commission. The use of exotic plants like aloe vera, ginseng, green tea, jojoba oil, etc is widespread in the EU, particularly in cosmetics. Several industry sectors are investing in research to discover new applications...