1.
Go to the Public Citizen site. Under
‘Information’, select ‘Questionable Doctors’ then click ‘go
there’. Read the ‘State Facts’ from your state and write a short
report on how many doctors were disciplined along with the conduct that
caused them to get reported.
NOTE:
Since this page was originally created, the government created a one stop
recalls page at http://www.recalls.gov/.
Consider browsing that website in addition to the more specific exercises
below.
2.
Start at the US Consumer Safety Product
Commission main page and go into the section on ‘Recalls&
News.’
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A. Write a short report on the recalls listed for the last full
month.
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B. Go to ‘General Recall Categories’ and pick at category of
interest to you. Write a
short report on the products that have been recalled and the reason
for it. e sure to include an assessment of whether recalls are
limited to ‘cheap’ manufacturers or whether they extend to more
expensive brand name merchandise (mention the ones you find by name).
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C.
What products are not under CPSC’s jurisdiction and thus not
included on its pages?
3.
Another excellent source of information about recalls in Consumer
Reports, which is an independent testing entity. From the front page,
click on recalls – which include a broader range than the CPSC.
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A. Review
the recalls from their current issue and write a short report on the
results.
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B. Pick
at category of interest to
you. Write a short report on the products that have been recalled and
the reason for it. Be sure to include an assessment of whether recalls
are limited to ‘cheap’ manufacturers or whether recalls extend to
more expensive brand name merchandise (mention the ones you find by
name).
4.
Go
to the SAFE FOOD website, then
into the ‘News & Alerts’ section. Scroll down to the FSIS product
recalls and review the list of recalled food products. How would you
categorize the number of them and their seriousness? What were the reasons
for the recall? How many of these were covered by the news – either the
paper, radio or TV?
5.
Use at least two of the links below to
write a short paper on the nature of identity theft and the adequacy of
current enforcement.
6.
From the main page of the National Fraud
Information Center, choose one of the following topics: Telemarketing
Fraud, Internet Fraud or Fraud Against the Elderly. How large are these
problems in terms of victims and dollar figures? What are the ‘hot
scams’ currently used to victimize people, and what are the best
prevention tips?
7.
Go to hazards.org and read an
article in one of the issues about workers' safety. Prepare a summary of
what issue was being discussed and how it was similar to - and different
from - what Reiman discussed in this chapter.
8.
Explore of these news items and report on the key points:
