What Is a Consumer Lobby?
Consumer lobby groups go by different names. Sometimes the lobbies are referred to as advocacy groups, consumer organizations or consumer protection groups. Groups of people who want to advocate certain policies or positions on behalf of consumers create consumer lobbies.
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Function
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Many lobby groups are formed to enforce safer regulations on the types of products that manufacturers create and sell. For example, according to Cosmetics Design, the Environmental Working Group is a consumer lobby that promotes cosmetic safety. The group examines how unsafe cosmetics affect consumers. The group then lobbies government agencies to take action against harmful cosmetics.
Consumers International
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One of the most influential organizations that promotes consumer lobbies is Consumers International. The organization supports and protects consumer rights worldwide. Consumers International is an umbrella organization that consists of numerous consumer lobbies that focus on a variety of issues, from protecting consumers against retail bank theft to ensuring that consumers have sufficient information regarding junk food labeling.
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Reasons Lobby Groups Form
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According to New Era, many consumer groups form when a consensus of people feel they are exploited or taken advantage of by a company, corporation or government. The consumers organize themselves into lobby groups that seek to change legislation and business practices. Consumer lobby groups often use the judicial and legislative branches of government to advance their causes.
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