Title: (Optional) Identify major consumer protection agencies and their purposes.
Course: Principles of Business and Marketing (12051-18) > Section: Making Sound Business Decisions

Identification should include the duties, restrictions, and actions of the following, as related to consumer protection:

- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Better Business Bureau
- Virginia Attorney General's Office
- Virginia Department of Consumer Affairs
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Virginia State Corporation Commission

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are consumer protection agencies important to consumers? To businesses?
- What are the benefits and risks of using consumer information?
- Why should buyers and potential buyers evaluate sources of consumer information?
- Do most people gather information about products and services before purchasing? Why, or why not?
- What could be the result if all information about products and services were government-controlled?
- What current regulations, advisories, or initiatives are a result of the actions of consumer protection agencies?