But this case can now serve as a precedent. Weight loss and hair care "Before the implementation of the Consumer Protection Law, the government had to establish specific individual laws to protect consumers 'interests," says Hwang Horng-chyuan, director of the Department of Research and Planning at the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC). For example, product quality was governed by a 1965 product inspection law.
「在消保法實施以前，政府是用個別立法來保障消費者權益」，行政院消保會企劃組組長黃宏全指出，例如，關於商品品質良窳問題，有民國五十四年修正的「商品檢驗法」來規範品質標準。