Unfairness, Deception, and Fraud:
Consumer credit terms, including
home mort- gages; education.
Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services) Established: 1930
Commissioner: 1
Consumer Health and Safety: Labeling of food (except meat,
poultry, and eggs), drugs, and cosmetics; adulterated food
and cosmetics; approval of drugs and medical devices;
tobacco; domes- tic and international product quality and
safety.
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Established: 1862
Consumer Health and Safety:
Labeling of meat, poultry, and eggs;
inspection of meat, poultry, and egg
processing facilities.
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
(NHTSA) (U.S. Department
of Transportation)
Established: 1970
Administrator: 1
Consumer Health and Safety: Automobile
safety standards; driver and highway
safety.
Consumer Health and
Safety : Consumer
Product Safety Act
(CPSA) protect
consumers from risk of
injury or death from
prod- ucts such as toys,
cribs, power tools,
cigarette lighters, and
household chemicals.