The document summarizes the roles and responsibilities of several US government agencies and organizations: - The Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks from consumer products. - The Food and Drug Administration regulates food, drugs, medical devices and other products to protect public health and safety. - The Department of Transportation oversees transportation systems across the US and works with state agencies. - The Environmental Protection Agency leads environmental science efforts and protects human and environmental health. - The Federal Trade Commission pursues law enforcement and protects consumer interests related to fair business practices.

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2.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is
charged with protecting the public from unreasonable
risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types
of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction
 The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and
families from products that pose a fire, electrical,
chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.
The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer
products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals - contributed
significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries associated with consumer products
over the past 30 years

3.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or
USFDA) is an agency of the United States Department
of Health and Human Services and is responsible for
regulating and supervising the safety of foods, dietary
supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical
products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-
emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics
 The FDA also enforces section 361 of the Public Health
Service Act and the associated regulations, including
sanitation requirements on interstate travel as well as
specific rules for control of disease on products ranging
from pet turtles to semen donations for assisted
reproductive medicine techniques.

4.  The Department of Transportation (DOT) is the
most common name for a government agency
in North America devoted to transportation.
The largest is the United States Department of
Transportation, which oversees interstate
travel. All U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and
many local agencies also have similar
organizations

5.  EPA leads the nation's environmental science,
research, education and assessment efforts
 The mission of the Environmental Protection
Agency is to protect human health and the
environment

6.  The FTC deals with issues that touch the economic
life of every American
 The FTC pursues vigorous and effective law
enforcement; advances consumers’ interests by
sharing its expertise with federal and state
legislatures and U.S. and international government
agencies; develops policy and research tools
through hearings, workshops, and conferences;
and creates practical and plain-language
educational programs for consumers and
businesses in a global marketplace with constantly
changing technologies

7.  the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the
main legal advisor to the government, and in
some jurisdictions he or she may in addition
have executive responsibility for law
enforcement or responsibility for public
prosecutions
 Roy Cooper is the current Attorney General in
North Carolina

8.  The Better Business Bureau (BBB), founded in
1912, is not a government agency, but a
network of local BBB organizations based in
the United States and Canada, which work
together through the Council of Better Business
Bureaus (CBBB)
 The BBB goal is to foster a fair and effective
marketplace, so that buyers and sellers can
trust each other (quot;Start With Trustquot;).