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Common Ways by Which Consumers Are Exploited
Common Ways by Which Consumers Are Exploited
Common Ways by Which Consumers Are Exploited
3. Rights of consumers:
7. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) caters to the industrial and consumer goods.
9. International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certifies the standards of products at the
International level. ISO established in 1947, is located in Geneva.
10. Codex Aliment Arius Commission (created by FAO and WHO in 1963) sets international food
standards. It is located in Rome. Italy.
12. Consumer movements were the result of dissatisfaction of the consumers caused due to
unfair practices adopted by the sellers. This has shifted the responsibility of ensuring quality
of goods and services on to the sellers. During last decades, large number of consumer
groups/fora and associations have emerged in India.