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Question
(p. 529) The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has the power to:
A. set mandatory safety standards for more than 15,000 consumer products.
B. minimize but not ban the sale of products that expose consumers to unreasonable risks.
C. prevent false and deceptive advertising.
D. protect the public from fraudulent and deceptive sales practices.
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