Consumer Health
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- Consumer
- Is anyone who uses a product or a service.
- Consumer Health
- is concerned with helping you select products and services wisley.
- Unit price
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1.)tells how much different sizes of the same product cost per unit.
2. determined by diving the price of the item by its weight,volume or count. - advertising
- is the way by which a manufacturer gains your attention for its product.
- quack
- dishonest promoter of useless medicinal products or treatments.
- quackery
- the act of dishonestly promoting useless medicinal products
- placebo
- substance that has no medical value, but given for its pyschological effect.
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BBB
(Better Business Bureau) -
nonprofit organization. provide general information on products and services, reliability reports, background information on local businesses and organizations etc.
2.also settles consumer complaints against local businesses - small-claims court
- deals with claims that range from 100$ to 3,00 with an average being around 500$.
- advocate
- someone who speaks out for a position
- recall
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occurs when a product that has already on the market has been considered unsafe to use and the CPSC has instructed the manufacturer to take the product off the shelvs.
(EX: FireStone tires and explorers) -
FDA
(Food and Drug Administration) - ensures that all food and food additives (other than meat and poultry)are safe, pure,wholsome and correctly and honestly labled.
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FTC
(federal trade commission) - prevents unfair,false or deceptive advertising of consumer products and services.