17 - Consumer Act of the PH

1. This is defined as the date stated on the label of food, drug, cosmetic,, device or hazarsous substance after which they are not expected to retain their claimed safety, efficacy and quality or potency and after which it is no longer permissible to sell them.

a. Best before date

b. Better before date

c. Expiry date

d. Manufacturing date

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C

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2. It is the identification of drugs and medicines by their

internationally recognized active ingredients.

a. Brand name

b. Generic name

c. Scientific name

d. Medical name

B

3. It means any substance which will cause on normal living tissue, allergy or photodynamic quality of hypersensitivity which becomes evident on reapplication of the same substance, to be designated as such by the implementing agency

a. Muriatic acid

b. Active substance

c. Strong sensitizer

d. Chemical reactant

C

4. It means any device, written, printed, affixed or attached to a consumer product or displayed in a consumer repair or service establishment for the purpose of indicating the retail price per unit or service.

a. Price tag

b. Label

c. Package price

d. Bar code

A

5. A special packaging

a. Contains all the information reasonably needed by consumer

B. Is difficult for children to open

C. Is made out of potentially hazardous materials

d. Is biodegradable or oxo-biodegradable

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B

What word is required to be indicated on substances which are extremely flammable?

a. Danger

b. Caution

c. Attention

d. Warning

A

The agency in charge with implementing the Consumer Act of the Philippine is:

a. Department of Trade and Industry

b. Department of Consumer Protection

c. Department of Finance

d. Department of Budget and Management

A

It is that part of the label that is most likely to be displayed, presented,

shown or examined under normal and customary conditions of display

for retail or sale.

a. Primary display panel

b. Principal display panel

c. Front display panel

d. First display panel

B

What is the end goal of deceptive sales acts or practices?

a. Induce a consumer to enter into a sales or lease transaction of any consumer product or service

b. Control market prices to the advantage of sellers and to the disadvantage of consumers

c. Deliver quantities or amounts less than what was initially agreed upon

d. Employ impossible and false therapeutic claims on medicines

A

A seller's deceptive act or practice may only occur:

a. Before the transaction

b. During the transaction

c. After the transaction

d. Before, during, or after the transaction

D

An unfair or unconscionable sales act or practice:

a. Takes advantage of product scarcity, whether manmade or otherwise

b. Takes advantage of a consumer's ignorance or illiteracy

c. Takes advantage of a consumer's financial standing

d. Takes advantage of the unreadability of a product's packaging

B

Statement 1: Chain distribution plans or pyramid sales schemes shall not be employed in the sale of consumer products.

Statement 2: DTI is prohibited from issuing to any business entity the authority to conduct any home solicitation sale of any consumer product or service.

a. Only Statement 1 is true.

b. Only Statement 2 is true.

c. Both statements are true.

d. Both statements are not true.

C

Which of the following is not a prohibited representation in a home solicitation sale?

a. the buyer has been specially selected

b. a survey, test or research is being conducted

c. the seller has specifically obtained a permit from the government

d. the seller is making a special offer to a few persons only for a limited period of time.

C

Which of the following is part of the minimum label requirements for consumer products?

a. A translation in Filipino of any active ingredients

b. Net quantity of contents

c. Date of manufacture

d. Any incidental use for the product

B

Which of the following is not part of the minimum label requirements for consumer products?

a. Duly registered trademark

b. Country of manufacture, if imported

c. Address of the importer, if imported

d. Patent registration number

C

In addition to the minimum label requirements for consumer products, additional labeling requirements for cosmetics include all of the following, except:

a. expiration date

b. whether or not it may be an irritant

c. color or style of the cosmetic

d. contra-indications

C

Statement 1: A food shall also be deemed mislabeled if it is offered for sale under the name of another food.

Statement 2: A food shall also be deemed mislabeled if it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical preservative and such is not indicated.

a. Only Statement 1 is true.

b. Only Statement 2 is true.

c.Both statements are true.

d. Both statements are not true.

C

If a drug is for use by man and contains any quantity of cannabis, heroin, morphine, or opium, the label should contain:

I. The quantity or proportion of such substance

II. The statement "Warning - May be habit forming"

III. Adequate directions for use.

a. I and II only.

b. II and III only.

c. I and III only.

d. I, II, and III.

D

For hazardous substance which is defined as highly toxic, which word should appear in the label:

a. "Deadly"

b. "Poison"

c."Corrosive"

d. "Unsafe

B

The statement "keep out of the reach of children" should be indicated in:

a. articles not intended for use by children and at the same time, is not banned hazardous substance

b. articles not intended for use by children and at the same time, is a a banned hazardous substance

c. articles intended for use by children and at the same time, is not a banned hazardous substance

d. articles intended for use by children and at the same time, is a banned hazardous substance

A