He subsequently served in the departments of technology, prices and consumer protection, and industry - all of which have been successively abolished.
"In a globalizing world, where trust is a huge part of what American manufacturers have to sell, the politicization of the F.D.A. could hurt not only consumer protection but industry profits as well," said Daniel Carpenter, an F.D.A. historian at Harvard University.
Representative Billy Tauzin, the Louisiana Republican who is chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications, trade and consumer protection, said the industry had made "extraordinary progress" in carrying out privacy rules.
Mr. Myers said his agents follow the tough consumer protection laws governing the industry in Texas.
It would be nice if this notion got an airing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, when Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, convenes hearings on the future of federal consumer protection in the financial industry.
In addition to federal regulation and oversight, digital health companies also must worry about state laws governing privacy, consumer protection and the healthcare industry generally.
It is essential for consumer protection and for EU industry for the Commission to be able to adopt measures on traceability of the origin of products transiting EU customs from third countries, as a means of prevention and of combating counterfeiting.
The campaign rapid response team model needs to be baked out across industries, consumer protection alliances, and best practice educational and heath service watchdogs.
Eventually, Congress stepped in to impose some relatively modest consumer protection rules on the industry--in 2009.
At the bureau, Mr. Chanin was tasked with writing dozens of consumer protection rules for the financial industry.
