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International

* ANEC *
Consumers International Consumers International is the membership organization for consumer groups around the world. Founded on 1 April 1960, it has over 250 member organizations in 120 countries. Its head office is situated in London, England, and has numerous region ...
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International Consumer Research & Testing International Consumer Research & Testing (ICRT) is a global consortium of more than 40 consumer organisations dedicated to carrying out joint research and testing in the consumer interest. ICRT's principal objectives are to facilitate co-operatio ...


Botswana

* Consumer Watchdog (Botswana)


Chile

* Chile
Asociación de Consumidores y Usuarios
"Orcus"


Germany

* Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety *
Stiftung Warentest Stiftung Warentest is a German consumer organisation and foundation involved in investigating and comparing goods and services in an unbiased way. It was founded on 4 December 1964 by the Federal Republic of Germany as an independent foundation ...


Hong Kong

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Consumer Council (Hong Kong) The Consumer Council is an independent statutory authority in Hong Kong, established in 1974 and formalised in April 1977 under the Consumer Council Ordinance (Cap. 216). Its role is to enhance consumer welfare and empower consumers to protec ...
- also publisher of the ''Choice'' magazine


Myanmar

* Consumer Protection Association


New Zealand

* Consumer NZ - publisher of New Zealand's ''Consumer'' magazine.


Pakistan

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Competition Commission of Pakistan Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...
* The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) (QSA) - Organizer of ''Quality Standard Award'' Pakistan . * Consumer Voice Pakistan (CVP) (CVM) - publisher of ''Consumer Voice'' magazine.


Portugal

* Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor (DECO) - publisher of ''PRO TESTE'' magazine. * Autoridade da Concorrência


Uganda

* Uganda Consumer Action Network (U-CAN)


United Kingdom

* Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) * Consumers' Association - publisher of ''Which?'' *
Energywatch The New National Consumer Council, operating as Consumer Futures, was a non-departmental public body and statutory consumer organisation in England, Wales, Scotland, and, for postal services, Northern Ireland. It was established by the Consumers ...
* Financial Services Authority *
Transport Focus Transport Focus is the statutory watchdog for transport passengers and road users in Great Britain, with offices in London and Manchester. It was named the Rail Passengers Council until January 2006 when renamed Passenger Focus. It was renamed ag ...


United States

* AARP * Alliance for Affordable Services * American Automobile Association *
American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) was, in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, a national consumer-led disability rights organization called, by nationally syndicated columnist Jack Anderson and others, "the handicapped lobby". ...
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is an international collection of autonomous community-based organizations that advocated for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registrati ...
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Consumer Action Consumer Action is a nonprofit, consumer education and advocacy center, serving consumers in the United States. Founded in 1971, the mission of Consumer Action is to help individual consumers assert their rights in the marketplace and to advance ...
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Consumer Federation of America The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to advance consumer interests through research, education and advocacy. According to CFA's website, its members are nearly 300 consumer-oriented non-profits, w ...
* Consumer Reports * Consumer Watchdog * FlyersRights.org *
Funeral Consumers Alliance Funeral Consumers Alliance is a nonprofit federation of organizations ("''memorial societies''" or "''funeral planning societies''"), founded in 1963. Funeral Consumers Alliance operates in the United States and Canada. Mission The alliance's ...
* National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) *
National Consumers League The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is an American consumer organization. The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues. The NCL provides government, bu ...
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National Council Against Health Fraud The National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF) was a not-for-profit, US-based organization, that described itself as a "private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health p ...
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Organic Consumers Association The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is a non-profit advocacy group for the organic agriculture industry based in Minnesota. The organization's members include subscribers to their online newsletters, volunteers, supporters, and retail outlets ...
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Public Citizen Public Citizen is a non-profit, Progressivism in the United States, progressive consumer rights advocacy group and think tank based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a branch in Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas. Lobbying efforts Public Citizen ...
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Public Interest Research Group Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are a federation of U.S. and Canadian non-profit organizations that employ grassroots organizing and direct advocacy on issues such as consumer protection, public health and transportation. The PIRGs are cl ...
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Quackwatch Quackwatch is a United States-based website, self-described as a "network of people" founded by Stephen Barrett, which aims to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct" and to focus on "quackery-related information th ...
* TURN (The Utility Reform Network) *
Underwriters Laboratories The UL enterprise is a global safety science company headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, composed of three organizations, UL Research Institutes, UL Standards & Engagement and UL Solutions. Established in 1894, the UL enterprise was founded as ...


References

{{Consumer protection *
Consumer A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities. ...