Toward a New Consumer Protection

Consumer protection is everywhere in retreat.Congress has rejected the Food and Drug Administration's proposed ban on saccharin,' and several courts and state legislatures have attempted to block the FDA's attack on Laetrile. 2 The Consumer Product Safety Commission's recent ruling that swimming pool slides must carry danger warnings 3 has elicited widespread ridicule, brought a reversal in the federal courts, 4 and contributed to rumors that the Commission itself will be abolished.Congress has rescinded the