Question

Explain the right to be informed as a consumer right

Answer 1

The Consumer Protection Act provides 6 basic rights to a CONSUMER. These are:

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• The right to be protected against the marketing of goods and services which are hazardous to life and property.
• The right to be informed about the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price of goods or services, as the case may be, so as to protect the consumer against unfair trade practices.
• The right to be assured, wherever possible, access to a variety of goods and services at competitive prices.
• The right to be heard and to be assured that consumer's interests will receive due consideration at the appropriate forum.
• The right to seek redressal against unfair or restrictive trade practices or unscrupulous exploitation of consumers.
• The right to consumer education.

Answer 2

they r  Generally accepted basic consumer rights are

(1) Right to safety: protection from hazardous goods.

(2) Right to be informed: availability of information required for weighing alternatives, and protection from false and misleading claims in advertising and labeling practices.