Consumer Protection Flashcards
Environmental protection laws
Contain levels of pollution and clean up hazardous waste sites
In this country
Consumer protect laws
Federal and state statutes that regulate the behavior of
businesses that deal with consumers
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA or FDC Act) 1938
Regulates testing, manufacture, distribution and sale of foods,
Drugs, cosmetics and medicinal devices in the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Federal administrative agency empowered to enforce the FDCA
What actions can the FDA seek?
Seek search warrants, conduct inspections, obtain orders for
Seizure, recall or condemnation of products
Seek injunctions, turn over suspected criminal violations to
The US Department of Justice for prosecution
Adulterated food
Food that consists in whole or part of any filthy, putrid or
Decomposed substance
FDCA prohibits too things?
1 distribution of adulterated foods
2 false and misleading labeling of food products
What does the FDCA require of food producers?
Food labels including name of food, name/ place of manufacturer,
Statement of ingredients, nutritional content
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Federal administrative agency responsible for regulating meat,
Poultry and other food products
Inspect food processing and storage facilities and can initiate
Legal proceedings against violators
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (1990)
Statute requires food manufacturers and processors to provide
Nutrition information on most foods
Prohibits them from making scientifically unsubstantiated
Health claims
Drug Amendment to the FDCA (1962)
Gives FDA broad powers to license new drugs in the US,
Have right to withdraw approval of previously licensed drug
After new drug application is filed, the FDA holds a hearing and
Investigates the merits of the application (can take many years)
Drug Amendment to the FDCA (1962): requirements
Law requires all users of prescription and nonprescription drugs
To receive proper directions for use
Receive warnings of side effects
Cosmetics
Includes substances and preparations for cleansing, altering
The appearance of and promoting attractiveness of a person
Medicinal Device Amendment of the FDCA 1976
Gives FDA authority to regulate medicinal devices
Ex. Heart pacemakers, kidney dialysis machines etc.
Bio safety Protocol
United Nations countries agreed that all genetically engineered
Foods would be labeled “May contain living modified organisms”
