Budget creates havoc at Lowell - The Lowell

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and fought back by coniatting Zillions, tlie Consume."
Reports for kids. Hasbro faced a SP',000
civil penalty for falsely representing the toy's performjii
1 creis from consumers. Two supermarket chidns,
Luck>- and Safcway's Pak-N-Savc. concealed the
poor quality of m«iu gone bad by putting misleading
lahcls on the piidcigcs, according to the fulv
I9W ConsumtT.Reports.
They tcwrapped old meat and stuck on new"scll
by" dates. They mixed ground beef with inferior
Tins nn'l other IWSK which produwd "a serious
problem for people with allergies or who observe
religious dietary strictures." False advertising in this
CJ>C was physically harmful, if not deadly. False advertisers,ire
selfish and insensitive to people's safety.
They make money at the expense of trusting byslanders.
Oopite the possibility of losing money because
of consumer complaints, deceitful advertisers continue
to practice this i f xnonil act [teciuse most can
get away with iLMaiiy people who arecheated don't
think that it's .Worth. uV time and effort to complain.
Despite the many goremment efforts locurb
f Use advertising,no legislation scansablt- to restrict
it. * -enrdinc tft the ]unc 18,1 *»90 Chic.-^o Tnbvr.c.
restriciiuns cart stifle product innowiion and deprive
consumei s ot im'fut information.
" when the ivixi consumers filed a complaint
v \ *he Federal Trade Commission.
False adverrising is corrupt. The cuncra scam
w-A not illegal, hut i< WAS highly immoral. The
maiuMcturcr should have t.iken amoral stand not
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