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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: New Web site aimed at helping consumers launched
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
8/7/2003 1:00:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Leisy, Consumer Affairs Manager (206)386-1296
Kathy Sugiyama (206) 684-0909
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New Web site aimed at helping consumers
launched
SEATTLE — Mayor Greg Nickels announced today the launch of a new consumer-
protection Web site. Supported by the Consumer Protection Roundtable (CPRT) and
hosted by the city of Seattle, the site – http://www.cityofseattle.net/consumerprotection/default.htm
provides contact information for various consumer agencies and
organizations, as well as media outlets which cover consumer-related issues.
"The Consumer Protection Roundtable is a regional information
clearinghouse for a broad range of consumer issues, from product safety to
fraud," Nickels said. "This new web site provides consumers with
valuable links to agencies and organizations that can help them with a variety
of consumer issues, whether a consumer wants to make a complaint or obtain
information."
The CPRT intends to regularly expand and improve the site, adding more topic
areas and links to consumer agencies. Recommendations for site development can
be emailed to consumerprotection@seattle.gov
The Consumer Protection Roundtable is dedicated to educating the public on
consumer issues through close contacts with consumer reporters in the print and
broadcast media and by providing timely information on their web sites. One
major activity of the CPRT is to refer consumer complaints to the appropriate
government agency or consumer organization. This new web site lists topics of
interest to consumers and indicates which agency or organization should be
contacted to make a complaint or to obtain information.
The CPRT is currently composed of representatives from federal, state, county
and city consumer agencies, as well as various consumer organizations and
several consumer reporters from print and TV media outlets. (A complete list of
members can be found on the new Web site.) The members meet bimonthly to share
information on their activities and new publications they have produced.
Representatives from the city of Seattle, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
U.S. Postal Service, Better Business Bureau, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and
Seattle Times helped found the Consumer Protection Roundtable in 1979.
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