Under this concept, all actions and activities are summarized, which are intended to protect consumers from discrimination on the purchase of goods or services. The role of consumer protection is therefore to create a balance between the providers of goods and services and the consumer, since the latter due to lack of knowledge and information is at a disadvantage. For the consumer, therefore, information in a purchase of decisive importance, must be available and understandable. As an example, data on food are mentioned. Consumer protection is also often affected the freedom of contract, since certain legal rules must be respected in the sense of the consumer. Also the inhibition of unwanted advertising calls one of the tasks of consumer protection.
With the name of consumer protection is also often named from health risks, which
governed by statutory provisions. These provisions can, for example, impurities in the drinking water.

Consumer protection is not regulated in Germany by a separate consumer protection law, but
in the form of legal norms within many pieces of legislation. The Civil Code contains provisions in this regard, for example, concerning the different types of purchase contracts. The statutory provisions for the prevention of health risks are mentioned here again. There are no other legal arrangements are, for example, the area of food production (content information for packaged food) and for the sale of used goods. The legal enforcement of consumer law is often difficult. An action is only worthwhile with a high monetary loss. It makes sense in the event of a conflict of interests, which submits multiple complain or offer a free legal advice. Due to various events (food scandal), the policy has reinforced the theme dealt Ver-tection. entrusted with the task are the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture and the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety. Organizations which have the protection of consumers to target are, for example, Stiftung Warentest and the Consumer. Stiftung Warentest, an independent organization compares and tests goods and services. The Consumer is a nonprofit organization that offers respect of private consumption information and advice, and may also provide legal assistance. This can go there, among other things a question of law or purchase of credit law and order problems associated with manual work. It is also charged with the task of representing consumer interests in legal disputes.

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