Exam 44: Consumer Protection and Product Safety

The new line of fairness-enhancing products marketed by Radiance has allegedly been developed after using large-scale animal testing procedures.Insiders revealed that the high levels of lead present in the cosmetics have proven to be fatal for many of the animals used in the laboratories.Radiance is likely to be inspected for suspected criminal violations of the ________.

If a model of a car has faulty airbag deployment, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has the power to recall that model on receiving complaint.

Bait and switch is a type of deceptive advertising under Section 5 of the FTC Act.

The Health Care Reform Act is an amendment of the ________ Act.

Under the Health Care Reform Act, persons who do not obtain health coverage will be provided free health insurance by the government.

________ laws are federal and state statutes and regulations that promote product safety and prohibit abusive, unfair, and deceptive business practices.

Jones & Hilton Co.owned a large cold storage warehouse where they stored and processed meat and meat products.An insider revealed to the media that the cold storage failed to meet numerous safety standards, encountered repeated rodent attacks, and sold potentially harmful and infected meat in the market without notifying authorities.The ________ has the authority to conduct inspections of the cold storage warehouse and initiate legal proceedings against the owners for endangering the health of consumers.

Kidney dialysis machines are scrutinized for attainment of quality standards under the Drug Amendment to the FDCA.

The NLEA applies to packaged foods and other foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

The ________ requires food manufacturers and processors to disclosure uniform information about serving sizes and nutrients, and establishes standard definitions for the various terms like "low fat, " "lean" or "organic" which are indiscriminately used by food processors.

Firearms represent an example of consumer products which do not come under the CPSC rules.

The FTC states that a bait and switch occurs if ________.

Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act requires restaurants and retail food establishments with 20 or more locations to disclose calorie counts of their food items and supply information on how many calories a healthy person should eat in a day.The provisions of this legislation are enforced by the ________.

Which of the following would constitute a false advertising according to the Federal Trade Commission?

Which of the following is true of the FTC?

In which of the following ways does the FDA regulate cosmetics?

Under the Consumer Product Safety Act, a private party can sue for an injunction to prevent violations of the act or of CPSC rules and regulations

If the food product is released with this new preservative, which of the following provisions of the NLEA would help consumers identify the banned preservative prior to consumption?

The ________ is a federal administrative agency that is primarily responsible for regulating the safety of meat, poultry, and other food products.

Which of the following is a new protection provided by the Health Care Reform Act for people seeking health coverage?