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1. In the US, which government agency is charged with enforcing regulations against selling and distributing adulterated, misbranded, or hazardous food and drug products?
   • A. FDA CORRECT The Food and Drug Administration was one of the first   agencies in the US given the power to enforce   laws designed to protect consumers.  There has been a lot of news in recent years regarding   unsafe food products in some other countries -- e.g.,   melamine in milk and baby formula that has caused   serious injury and death (also in dog food that   was imported to the US).  Regulations that   were enacted in the US over a century ago are   still lacking in many parts of the world.
   • B. FTC INCORRECT This is another US government agency that was formed a   century ago.
   • C. CPSC INCORRECT This US government agency is relatively recent - 1972.
   • D. BBB INCORRECT The BBB is not a government agency; it is an organization   that is associated with industry self regulation.
2. When we see recalls for children's toys in the US, if a government agency is involved, which is it most likely to be?
   • A. FDA INCORRECT  
   • B. CPSC CORRECT  
   • C. FTC INCORRECT  
   • D. BBB INCORRECT