Exam 44: Consumer Protection and Product Safety

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.

Give an account of the regulation of medicinal devices in the United States.

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

Describe the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Statements of opinion and sales talk do not constitute false and deceptive advertising.

Which of the following consumer products comes under the purview of the CPSC?

If, after a public administrative hearing, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finds a violation of Section 5, it may issue a cease-and-desist order.

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

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal administrative agency empowered to regulate potentially dangerous consumer products and issue product safety standards.

Which of the following is true of FDA regulations for cosmetics?

________ gives the Federal Drug Administration the authority to regulate the sale of drugs in the United States.

A cosmetics company violates regulations by not adequately labelling its products. Which of the following agencies has the power to enact the statutes that govern such a violation?

Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act gives FTC the authority to bring an administrative proceeding to attack a deceptive or unfair practice.

Aniorta Inc., a pharmaceutical company, has designed a new medicine for morning sickness among pregnant women. Testing at their R&D center showed the drug to be highly reliable. Aniorta Inc. has to approach a U.S. federal administrative agency called ________ for the drug to be deemed legal for sale to the public.

The mislabeling of medicinal devices is prohibited under the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act.