Besides departments such as the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Department of Health which inspect factories and restaurants, consumer groups have now set up organizations like the ROC Consumer Association and the New Environment Housewife Union to take on the "nanny" function.
國內除了經濟部、衛生署等單位，對商品、餐廳等進行檢查，以保護消費者之外，民間的消費者團體，在消費者文教基金成立前後，還出現了中華民國消費者協會、新環境主婦聯盟等，也負起了「保母」的責任。