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	Consumer protection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Consumer protection is government regulation to protect the interests of consumers, for example by requiring businesses to disclose detailed information about products, particularly in areas where safety or public health is an issue, such as food.
		Consumer protection is linked to the idea of consumer rights (that consumers have various rights as consumers), and to consumer organizations which help consumers make better choices in the marketplace.
		Consumer protection law or consumer law is considered an area of public law that regulates private law relationships between individual consumers and the businesses that sell them goods and services.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Consumer_protection (661 words)

	ConsumerLoop #7: Consumer advocacy
		Another driver shaping consumer advocacy is the collapse of consumer trust and increasingly, lack of trust in traditional forms of authority such as governments, many companies and other well worn, formerly respected figures.
		Consumers are seeing through the varied statements and policies coming from totally different directions and are realising now that they may have the power to shape market development.
		Increasing consumer advocacy is set to be a powerful force in the market-place in the future as a result of a combination of factors.
	www.throughtheloop.com /knowledge/consloop7.html (1243 words)

	Consumer Advocacy
		Consumer advocates use tactics like publicity, boycotts, letter-writing campaigns, and lawsuits to raise awareness of issues affecting consumers and to counteract the financial and political power of the organizations they target.
		Periods of vocal consumer advocacy around the turn of the twentieth century and in the late 1960s have left a legacy of federal legislation and agencies intended to protect consumers in the United States.
		The earliest consumer advocates to point out such abuses were called "muckrakers," and their revelations of underhanded business practices spurred the creation of several federal agencies and a flurry of legislation designed to curb some of the most serious abuses.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /small/Co-Di/Consumer-Advocacy.html (656 words)

	Consumer Advocacy 146
		Institutionalizing consumer advocacy in public venues was a primary reason for creating the Department of Consumer Affairs, but the department's efforts on behalf of consumers within the Legislature and other public forums have dwindled.
		Consumer interests were united in 1997 in support of three major pieces of consumer-related legislation: SB 289 (Calderon), which would have expanded the California Lemon Law; SB 930 (Rosenthal), which would have strengthened consumer protections against identity theft; and, AB 46 (Sweeney), which would have prohibited new ATM surcharge fees.
		There also are inherent conflicts in consumer advocacy that will have to be addressed if the State wants to find the best way to accomplish this goal: What is good for one class of consumer is not always good for another class of consumer or the consumer advocate.
	www.lhc.ca.gov /lhcdir/146/Advocat.html (2909 words)

	Consumer Advocacy Course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The course is evaluated and is given positive feedback, consumers reporting an increase in their confidence, and a sense that they had a much better understanding of advocacy and other topics such as committee skills.
		The course is suitable for beginners interested in starting out doing advocacy, representation or engaging in participatory activities such as joining consumer networks, and for those already active in these roles but who need to improve their knowledge or 'fill in the gaps' as one participant put it.
		The consumer program is supported by a committee consisting of consumers (mostly people who have done the course), and service providers: it functions to provide advice about consumer training needs and course design.
	www.nswiop.nsw.edu.au /consumerpage.htm (433 words)

	Consumer Advocacy Groups
		From its website: "Consumer Alert was founded in 1977 as a national, non-profit, non-partisan, membership organization for people concerned about the excessive growth of government regulation at the national and state levels.
		Consumer Alert is dedicated to informing the public about the consumer benefits of competitive enterprise and to promoting sound economic, scientific, and risk data in public policy decisions.
		Consumer organization designed to network health freedom activists to oppose government regulation worldwide.
	www.supplementquality.com /links/advocacy.html (294 words)

	SCDCA Home Page
		Achieving a continuous measure of success is no easy task, but during the last 30 years the Department of Consumer Affairs has blazed a trail of protecting consumers that has met the test of time.
		With a thirty-year tradition of results behind it, the Department continues to focus on emerging consumer issues in South Carolina, the nation and globally.
		Using creative new approaches to consumer education and through dialogue and advocacy, we are helping to formulate and modify consumer laws, policies, regulations and grow a new generation of consumer advocates.
	www.scconsumer.gov (154 words)

	National Association For Chiropractic Medicine - A Consumer Advocacy Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The National Association for Chiropractic Medicine (NACM) is a consumer advocacy association of chiropractors who confine their scope of practice to scientific parameters and seek to make legitimate the utilization of professional manipulative procedures in mainstream health care delivery.
		The intent of the NACM is to educate the chiropractor and protect the consumer.
		The NACM is a consumer protection/education-based organization and is not a fraternal or political organization.
	www.chiromed.org (1811 words)

	Consumer Advocacy Partnership
		The mental health consumers who together form the Consumer Advocacy Partnership in New Jersey wish to offer their support to the legislature as they attempt to work with Governor McGreevey in balancing the state budget.
		This program, one of the most innovative in the state’s history, has been the result of strong advocacy on our part for many years in efforts to reform the state mental health system from one in which consumers are institutionalized in state hospitals to one where less expensive services are present in the community.
		The Consumer Advocacy Partnership is grateful to know that Governor McGreevey’s proposed budget includes base funding of $3 million for the Partnership for Children (formerly called the Children’s Initiative).
	www.mhanj.org /cap2.htm (971 words)

	Consumers Union
		Consumer Tips Videos Newsroom Publications Donate ConsumerReports.org The Scribbler Blog
		Safeguarding consumers from identity theft and other threats
		To contact Consumer Reports Customer Service, go here.
	www.consumersunion.org (266 words)

	Consumer Advocacy - Foovy Search
		Consumers can access their personal credit report and insurance score.
		Consumer information regarding refund requests, effective letter writing tips, enlisting outside sources, follow up and small claims court.
		Retired adjuster created site where consumers receive tips on buying auto and/or homeowner insurance as well as help in settling auto insurance claims, home insurance claims and personal injury claims.
	www.foovy.com /directory/News/Consumer_Advocacy (220 words)

	Open Directory - Home: Consumer Information: Advocacy and Protection
		Consumer Advocate Tim Duffy - Consumer advocate offering advice on how to get the most for your money and pitfalls all consumers should be aware of.
		Consumer Voice - Consumer-oriented website designed by professionals with an expertise and special interest in protecting and educating the consumer.
		Consumers' Association of Canada - An independent, non-profit volunteer organization, represents and informs consumers and advocates action on their behalf to improve the quality of life.
	dmoz.org /Home/Consumer_Information/Advocacy_and_Protection (1278 words)

	Consumer Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The KEB appealed to the State Commission and argued that the voltage surge was due to snapping of neutral wire jump at a pole and as per Section 22 of the KEB Regulations, it could not be held liable for any claim for loss or damage arising out of the voltage variation.
		The Commission agreed to this argument and decided that unless the consumers prove that they suffered injury or loss on account of negligence of the KEB, they cannot be compensated.
		When the consumer approached the KEB to reimburse the cost of repair and give compensation, he was informed that since the high voltage was on account of a tree falling on 3 phase-4 phase wire system, it was purely a case of accident for which the KEB could not shoulder any responsibility.
	www.kerc.org /workshop-protectact-complaints.htm (745 words)

	Consumer Advocacy Partnership
		Consumers were quick to express their feelings on what steps we need to take to realize this vision, as well as what attitudes we need to change.
		The Consumer Advocacy Partnership is hosting a Wellness and Recovery Consumer Forum on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 in order to gather input from people with a mental illness about their recovery and rehabilitation back to the things that matter to them.
		Consumers and advocates were responding to the Governor’s challenge accepted on March 13, 2003 at the Consumer Budget Forum at the Statehouse in Trenton.
	www.mhanj.org /cap.htm (2202 words)

	About The Consumer Advocacy Center
		The Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C. handles many forms of consumer claims on behalf of both individuals and in class actions in Chicago and across the country.
		The Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C. is an active member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates; a national legal association devoted to the protection of consumers.
		The founder of the Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C., is Lance A. Raphael, an attorney licensed in Illinois who has had experience with hundreds of consumer fraud cases.
	www.caclawyers.com /cac_info.html (228 words)

	Consumer advocacy on dealnews.
		This page is a reference to consumer resources both provided by us and found elsewhere.
		Participants regularly discuss consumer issues on our forums, as well as post complaints or kudos about computer resellers.
		A popular alternative to state attorneys general, the BBB is among the oldest and most inclusive consumer information and reconciliation services in the United States.
	dealnews.com /consumer.html (681 words)

	Consumer Advocacy
		The Division of Consumer Advocacy was created by Act No. 644 of 1978.
		The Consumer Advocate may be the Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs or he may be appointed by the Administrator with the approval of the Commission on Consumer Affairs.
		The Division is an active member of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA).
	www.scconsumer.gov /advocacy.htm (204 words)

	Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs - The Division of Consumer Advocacy (DCA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - The Division of Consumer Advocacy (DCA)
		The Division of Consumer Advocacy (DCA) protects and advances the interests of Hawaii's consumers, of regulated public utilities and transportation services.
		In an effort to help consumers become more informed about regulated utility issues, the DCA now publishes a semi quarterly newsletter.
	www.hawaii.gov /dcca/areas/dca (319 words)

	Consumer Action
		Consumer Action is a national non-profit education and advocacy organization celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2006.
		New posts are also available as a RSS feed, which you can subscribe to.
		Consumers who qualify for California Lifeline pay a fraction of the regular cost for telephone connection and monthly local telephone service.
	www.consumer-action.org (673 words)

	Consumer advocacy on dealmac.
		State attorneys general track consumer complaints and usually make that information available to the public.
		BizRate offers consumer ratings of companies but focuses more on providing advertisements from those same companies.
		But for everyday consumers, cash discounted prices are confusing and misleading.
	dealmac.com /consumer.html (730 words)

	Internet Public Library: Pathfinders
		This guide is designed to help consumers locate information on the value, pricing, and reliability of goods and services with a focus on consumer advocacy.
		is a consumer advocacy organization that generates several e-newsletters for free including Consumer Comments, CPSC Monitor, and On the Plate.
		Their website provides a wealth of information on consumer issues, including the Consumer Action Handbook (revised annually), and other FCIC publications.
	www.ipl.org /div/pf/entry/48457 (894 words)

	UCAN
		United Consumer Advocacy Network, LLC (UCAN) is a consumer advocacy company that vigorously defends the rights of consumers against unlawful, unfair, and deceptive practices by financial institutions, particularly creditors and their bill collectors.
		The United Consumers Advocacy Network (UCAN) has a strategic alliance with Apex Law Group to offer legal support to clients of debt relief agencies.
		United Consumer Advocacy Network (UCAN) is not a law firm and does not provide any legal advice.
	www.ucan.net (276 words)

	CONSUMER ADVOCACY SERVICES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Consumer Advocacy program offers a wide range of consumer topics and information beneficial in becoming an educated consumer.
		Can assist the consumer by providing guidance, advice, and direction in matters related to but not limited to product/service satisfaction, deceptive advertising, unfair practices, fair debt collection, and lemon law.
		We educate the consumer by providing information, knowledge, and literature on specific topics; as well as the many resources available for intervention.
	www.selfridge.army.mil /SCSFinCAS.htm (267 words)

	Consumer Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Consumer Advocacy in the Mental Health world has several distinct components.
		One focus is in empowering mental health consumers to take charge of their lives.
		We address the first two areas (empowerment and stigma-busting) with inspiring articles and stories of consumers taking charge and turning their lives around.
	www.spcsb.org /advoc/advoc.html (190 words)

	Nebraska HHS System: Mental Health Consumer Advocacy
		Annually the division funds a consumer conference designed to educate consumers in mental health issues and to speak up to national, state and local mental health officials to advocate on their and the systems behalf.
		The division maintains a list of consumers interested in working on state or regional advisory or strategic planning groups.
		National Alliance for the Mentally Ill -Nebraska to ensure a state organizational structure is available for consumers.
	www.hhs.state.ne.us /beh/mh/mhadvo.htm (199 words)

	Consumer Reports WebWatch: The leader in investigative reporting on credibility and trust online
		StopBadware.org is warning consumers not to download wallpaper of the Italian national football team, winners of the 2006 World Cup.
		StopBadware.org, to which WebWatch serves as a special advisor, is a "Neighborhood Watch" initiative led by Harvard University’s Berkman Center and the Oxford Internet Institute devoted to helping Internet users avoid downloading malicious spyware, adware and malware programs.
		Consumer Reports WebWatch has launched its very own blog, "The UnSponsored Link".
	www.consumerwebwatch.org (423 words)

	::HCA: HealthConsumer.org::
		We have consumer brochures on a wide range of topics, in 14 different languages.
		For each of these topics we've created a list of answers to your health care questions, linked to applicable publications.
		HCA includes 9 consumer assistance programs and 2 support centers across 13 California counties.
	www.healthconsumer.org (158 words)

	Consumer Advocacy
		In February 2000, the Pennsylvania's Attorney General opened a new division in the Bureau of Consumer Protection to handle complaints and grievances from consumers trying to access health benefits under insurance, health maintenance organizations, and other health plans.
		This new division, called the Health Care Unit, has also established a toll-free number for use by aggrieved consumers.
		The consumer, family, treatment program, employee assistance program, student assistance program, or other referral source should send a formal letter of complaint and grievance immediately to Consumer's Health Plan or designated Behavioral Health Company.
	www.momstell.com /ConsumerAdvocacy.htm (332 words)

	Consumer Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As the leader in advocating for consumers' rights, today we are building on this strong legacy with our Office of Consumer Advocacy, created to work in partnership with the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse.
		The office helps to broaden NMHA's involvement in the growing consumer/survivor movement through leadership development and technical assistance to NMHA affiliates and other organizations.
		Consumer’s Checklist: How To Overturn Managed Care Treatment Denials
	www.nmha.org /consumer/index.cfm (93 words)

	Advocacy \| Chovy’s Blog
		After a 6-month struggle in trying to grep the internet looking for an answer in how to get Juniper’s SSL VPN client to work with Gentoo Linux, the fight is finally over.
		Came across this post from a co-worker….looks as though Amazon is following Google’s step by offering their merchants and affiliate advertisers hosting for selling products.
		Brazil’s widely consumed ethanol is almost eight times more fossil energy efficient to produce than the US corn-based stuff.
	www.chovy.com /category/consumer-advocacy (1524 words)

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