visit the ec website with video briefings about systems of consumer protection in the ec: http://

ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/press/

index_en.htm\#consumers (accessed 31 march 2015). debate in class the reasons why there is increasing concern about ‘keeping consumers safe’; and how far is it the role of national governments or international institutions (like the ec) to undertake this? What about the traditional view of the consumer’s responsibility, i.e. buyer beware or caveat emptor?