BADM
-
Chapter
15
(Food)
Recalls
-
ANS-Peanut
Butter
(2009)
-
Pet
Food
(2007)
melamine,
kidney
failure
-
Beef
(11
states)
e-coli
-
Jelly
candies
(choking
hazards)
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
-
ANS-Created
in
1972
-
directed
by
6
major
statutes
that
mandate
it
to:
protect
public
against
unreasonable
risks
of
njury
and
death
associated
with
consumer
products,
help
consumers
evaluate
product
safety,
develop
uniform
standards
for
safety
of
products,
and
promote
research
and
investigation
related
to
products
causing
deaths,
illnesses,
and
injuries
-
cooperates
with
business
-
regulates
every
consumer
product
(except
for
guns,
planes,
boats,
cars,
trucks,
foods
and
drugs,
cosmetics,
tobacco,
and
persicides)
Consumer
Rights
-
ANS-Consumer
movement
aims
to
provide
consumers
with
power
as
well
as
their
rights
to:
information
(protects
against
misleading
advertising,
labeling)
-
safety
(protects
against
marketing
of
goods
that
are
hazardous
to
health
and
safety)
-
choice
(assures
access
to
a
variety
of
products
at
competitive
prices)
-
to
be
heard
(assurance
that
consumer
interests
considered
in
government
policy
and
courts)
-
privacy
(information
disclosed
in
common
transaction
not
is
not
shared
with
others)
Consumerism
-
ANS-Two
meanings:
(1)
a
movement
to
promote
the
rights
and
powers
of
consumers
in
relation
to
sellers;
(2)
a
powerful
idealogy
in
which
the
pursuit
of
material
goods
beyond
subsistence
shapes
social
conduct
-
consumer
is
a
person
who
uses
produccts
and
services
in
a
commercial
economy
Deceptive
Advertising
-
ANS-Botox:
warning
to
add
additional
information
in
boxes
indicating
that
liquid
might
spread
from
injection
site
to
different
parts
of
the
body
-
Dell:
false
advertising
and
deceptive
business
practices
(misleading
financing,
failing
to
honor
rebates,
warranties,
and
service
contracts)
-
Airborne:
falsely
advertised
therapeutic
properties
(ability
to
cure/prevent
common
cold)
Food
and
Drug
Administration
-
ANS-Evolved
out
of
authority
established
in
the
Food
and
Drug
Act
of
1906
-
19
specific
areas
of
responsibility:
regulates
composition,
quality,
safety,
and
labeling
of
food,
food
additives,
annd
cosmetics;
requires
premarket
testing
of
new
drugs;
evaluates
new
drug
applications
and
requests
to
approve
drugs
for
expirimental
use;
develop
standards
for
the
safety
and
effectiveness
of
over-the-counter
drugs;
inspect
and
license
manufacturers
of
biological
products
Govenment
protection
-
ANS-Government
provides
consumer
protection
via:
consistent
labeling;
warnings/side
effects;
agencies
(FTC,
FDA,
Consumet
Product
Safety
Commission,
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Commission,
Department
of
Justice,
National
Transportation
Safety
Board);
online
source
for
recalls
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