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Consumer Protection

  • Service description

    The goal of consumer protection is to safeguard people, in their role as consumers, from the harmful or adverse effects of consumer goods and services. Consumer information

    and counseling in Hesse are provided by established consumer protection organizations. In the area of nutrition and consumer education, there are a variety of projects carried out by the state government in cooperation with various consumer protection organizations in Hesse. A key focus of these efforts is collaboration with schools. Consumer protection is typically

    divided into two areas: economic consumer protection and health-related consumer protection.

  • Legal basis

  • What else should I know?

    You can find the latest warnings and information on the portal of the federal states and the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).

    • FoodAlert.de

      (Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL))

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