Exam 44: Consumer Protection and Product Safety

A manufacturer can be held liable for deceptive labeling or packaging under Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 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 FDA cannot withdraw approval of any previously licensed drug.

The Do-Not-Call Registry was provided by the ________ to protect consumers from unsolicited commercial telephone calls.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration promotes the principle of caveat emptor in sale transactions involving food and drugs.

Charitable organizations are exempt from the Do-Not-Call registry.

Motor vehicles is a consumer product that is NOT regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

At the food processing company where Mika works, his primary job responsibility is to review the quality of preservatives that are used in the food products being made. A new and highly recommended preservative that has the potential to preserve food longer without refrigeration is approved by Mika. However, Mika fails to identify that the substance used to make the preservative is banned. 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture is the federal administrative agency that is primarily responsible for regulating meat, poultry, and other food products.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is ________.

In which of the following cases of consumer safety violations will the U.S. Department of Agriculture be required to take action?

The Do-Not-Call Registry allows consumers to designate specific companies not to call them.

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

What is the United Nation's Biosafety Protocol for genetically altered food?

The ________ is a federal law that gives the FDA broad powers to license new drugs in the United States.

What are the powers of the Consumer Product Safety Commission? Name some consumer products excluded from the purview of the CPSC.

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.

The CPSC is a state agency created by Congress in 1972.

The FDA's definition of cosmetics excludes substances and preparations for cleansing.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture places mandatory and consistent labeling requirements on ________.