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The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) and the FDA are two important agencies charged with protecting the U.S. public. As you read about these two agencies, compare them in terms of the scope of their respective influences and authority.
The CPSC website gives information about its mission. Click About CPSC retrieved from http://www.cpsc.gov.
Fee.org, the Foundation for Economic Education© (libertarian website), has an article criticizing the CPSC. Read "Let the Market Protect Consumer Safety" by John Hood retrieved from http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/let-the-market-protect-consumer-safety/.
The FDA's Frequently Asked Questions page provides information about its mission. Read the FAQs retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/opacom/faqs/faqs.html.
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, has a policy analysis that advocates dismantling the FDA. Read "Replace FDA Regulation of Medical Devices with Third-Party Certification," by Noel Campbell by searching on "Repalce FDA" retrieved from http://www.cato.org.
The CPSC and the FDA
How have the CPSC and the FDA affected you as a consumer? Give at least three specific examples. In your opinion, how effective are these agencies in ensuring product safety and quality?
Web Field Trip: Ralph Nader and Consumerism
The Nader Page is a website devoted to consumer advocate Ralph Nader and his work.
Retrieved from http://www.nader.org.
Click History.
Click Chapter 1.
Read "The Beginnings."
Click Back on your browser.
Click Chapter 8.
Read "The Citizen Movement Expands."
Web Field Trip: Ralph Nader and Consumerism
As a current or potential manager, how do you feel about the customer rights movement? Why? Explain using sources or information from this unit.
Prepare for the debate by reading the article "The Actual Facts about the McDonald's Coffee Case" retrieved from http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm.
argue that McDonald's did not violate its obligation of care to the consumer by serving coffee at 185 degrees. These students should clearly indicate their position on the debate by beginning each Discussion post with the heading "NO VIOLATION."
