Exam 34: Consumer Safety and Environmental Protection

How does the Consumer Product Safety Commission enforce its product safety standards for consumer products that pose unreasonable risk of injury?

The ________ Act provides for the creation of a government fund to finance the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.

The FDA may remove from commerce any cosmetics that contain unsubstantiated claims of preserving youth or increasing virility.

The Consumer Product Safety Act regulates motor vehicles and firearms.

Which of the following statements is true of the Fair Credit Billing Act?

The ________ is a federal statute passed in 1990 that requires food manufacturers and processors to provide nutrition information on many foods and prohibits them from making scientifically unsubstantiated health claims.

The ________ is a federal statute that authorizes the EPA to regulate facilities that generate,treat,store,transport,and dispose of hazardous wastes.

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)is a federal statute which mandates that the federal government must ________.

In a survey of the nonattainment areas in a particular state,the agency found Helmont to be the district that exceeded the ozone standard by the largest margin.Helmont is most likely to be categorized as a ________ nonattainment area.

The Do-Not-Call Registry is considered unconstitutional as it restricts commercial speech.

Under the 2010 Health Care Reform Act,persons who do not obtain health insurance coverage will be required to pay a tax penalty to the federal government.

Regulation Z is a regulation that sets forth detailed rules for compliance with the Health Care Reform Act of 2010.

The ________ is a federal statute that authorizes the EPA to establish national primary potable water standards.

The primary responsibility for enforcing the provisions of the Clean Water Act falls to ________.

Armex,a large nuclear power plant,has been in the news for a radioactive leak caused by a probable structural defect.This has endangered the lives of the employees at the plant as well as those of people staying in nearby areas.This safety violation is likely to be taken up by the ________ for corrective action,which could include closure of the plant.

The FDA cannot withdraw approval of any previously licensed drug.

The Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act ________.

The FDA does not have the authority to regulate medicinal devices,such as heart pacemakers and defibrillators.

Food does not have to be entirely pure to be distributed or sold;it only has to be unadulterated.

The ________ Act gives consumers the right to obtain one free credit report once every 12 months from the 3 nationwide credit reporting agencies.