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Consumer protection and product safety include the efforts made by government, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals to create, protect, and enforce the rights of consumers who buy products or services. While the idea of consumer protection is not newhere have been laws regarding uniform weights and measures since the fledging days of the United Statesnterest in consumer rights legislation has flourished in tandem with society's technological and economical advances. For instance, the mass commercialization of products...
Source: Great American Court Cases, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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