Consumer Bill of Rights
By Ian Allbee
Consumer rights:
The right to safety
The right to be informed
The right to choose
The right to be heard
The right to satisfaction of basic needs
The right to redress
The right to consumer education
The right to a healthy environment
The right to safety
This right is aimed at the defense of consumers against injuries caused by products other than automobile vehicles, and implies that products should cause no harm to their users if such use is executed as prescribed
The right to be informed
This right states that businesses should always provide consumers with enough appropriate information to make intelligent and informed product choices. Product information provided by a business should always be complete and truthful.
The right to choose
The right to free choice among product offerings states that consumers should have a variety of options provided by different companies from which to choose.
The Right to be heard
This right has the ability of consumers to voice complaints and concerns about a product in order to have the issue handled effectively.
The right to satisfaction of basic needs
This right demands that people have access to basic, needed goods and services: enough food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, public utilities, water, and sanitation
The right to redress
Right to consumer education
The right to consumer education states that consumers should be able to acquire knowledge and skills needed to make informed, confident choices about goods and services, while being aware of basic consumer rights and responsibilities and how to act on them.
The right to a healthy environment
This is the right to live and work in an environment that is non-threatening to the well-being of present employees