No one law solves the problems inherent in an industry. As a bill is passed and an agency created to regulate an area New concerns and abuses are identified and some companies find a way to get around the previous rules. Therefore, the pressure to create new, more precise and detailed rules is ongoing. An example - Food Labeling Government labeling regulations for pet foods are even more stringent than those for human foods. A bag of dry dog food in your supermarket contains a complete nutritional analysis on the label which is required by federal law Food labeling laws have a flaw that highlights one weakness of the federal government as a protector of consumers.
Government is susceptible to lobbying from powerful industries.
As a rule, foods must display all of their ingredients, but the politically powerful alcohol and cigarette industries are exempt Cigarettes are permitted to contain any of hundreds of chemical additives,but the tobacco companies are not required to list the additives included in a particular cigarette. Basic conflict exists between Total regulated protection of the consumer Total freedom of choice Examples Weapons Development Freedom of Choice Argument Should be able to freely produce and sell any weapon based on free market and the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Other weapons are considered by many people as being undesirable for anyone to produce or use. These include biological weapons such as anthrax germs in warheads and certain chemical weapons. The traditional thinking of most consumer advocates rarely identifies situations in which less technology and less consumption may better serve human needs than more technology.