Editing Great Society (section)

===Consumer protection===
In 1964, Johnson named Assistant Secretary of Labor [[Esther Peterson]] to be the first presidential assistant for consumer affairs.

The [[Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act]] of 1965 required packages to carry warning labels. The Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 set standards through creation of the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]]. The [[Fair Packaging and Labeling Act]] requires products identify manufacturer, address, clearly mark quantity and servings. The statute also authorized the [[United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare|HEW]] and the [[Federal Trade Commission|FTC]] to establish and define voluntary standard sizes. The original would have mandated uniform standards of size and weight for comparison shopping, but the final law only outlawed exaggerated size claims.

The Child Safety Act of 1966 prohibited any chemical so dangerous that no warning can make it safe. The Flammable Fabrics Act of 1967 set standards for children's sleepwear, but not baby blankets.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

The [[Wholesome Meat Act]] of 1967 required inspection of meat which must meet federal standards. The [[Truth-in-Lending Act]] of 1968 required lenders and credit providers to disclose the full cost of finance charges in both dollars and annual percentage rates, on installment loan and sales. The Wholesome Poultry Products Act of 1968 required inspection of poultry which must meet federal standards. The Land Sales Disclosure Act of 1968 provided safeguards against fraudulent practices in the sale of land. The Radiation Safety Act of 1968 provided standards and recalls for defective electronic products.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}