Defender of the public In 1981, it was discovered that some businesses in central Taiwan were using food waste (like bones) and leftovers to produce edible oil, and many people had been poisoned. The Consumers Foundation stepped forward to collect money on behalf of victims in order to pay their medical expenses, enhancing its image as a defender of the public interest in the process.
民國七十年時，中部地區發現有業者從餿水中提煉食用油銷售，造成多氯聯苯毒害，消基會就出面為受害者募款、籌措醫藥費，樹立起公益形象。