In the prosperous 1990s, after years of effort by the Consumers Foundation, the Fair Trade Law and the Consumer Protection Law were passed. These extended formal legal protection to consumers. The number of protest actions organized by the foundation declined, as did complaints about unfairness. Correspondingly, the foundation, having "completed its duties for that stage," took a low profile.
時入經濟富裕的八十年代之後，消基會多年來大力推動的「公平交易法」和「消費者保護法」相繼實施，使消費問題納入法律保障，消基會抗爭行動因而減少、不平聲音漸息，相對的，完成「階段性任務」的消基會反而走入低調。