What are reasons why a consumer needs to be protected?

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kystaff · Answer 1 · 2021-03-23T12:02:22+0000

Reasons for protecting a consumer are:

To ensure goods and services provided are of the right quality and avoid counterfeits and low quality goods.
To ensure that the goods and services provided are charged fairly.
To ensure the goods and services provided are of the right quantity.
To ensure that the consumer has the access to adequate and right/correct information.
To protect the consumers against sale of harmful products and commodities.
To ensure that the health of the consumers is maintained by providing goods and services that is safe.
To ensure the products and commodities are availed to the consumers without hoarding of goods.
To ensure that the consumer enjoys the right to compensation in case of the goods and services don’t satisfy the needs of the consumer.