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Consumer
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Is anyone who uses a product or a service.
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Consumer Health
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is concerned with helping you select products and services wisley.
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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. |
[defenition,how it is found]
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advertising
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is the way by which a manufacturer gains your attention for its product.
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testimonal
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is a person's enthusiastic recommendation of a product.[if you were influenced to buy it]
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quack
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dishonest promoter of useless medicinal products or treatments.
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quackery
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the act of dishonestly promoting useless medicinal products
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placebo
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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 |
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small-claims court
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deals with claims that range from 100$ to 3,00 with an average being around 500$.
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advocate
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someone who speaks out for a position
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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) |
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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.
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