Public Health vs. Profit: Should Businesses Sell Harmful Goods?

This essay explores the question of whether businesses should be banned from selling harmful products to improve public health. It acknowledges the role of businesses in providing products and services to meet customer needs but emphasizes the importance of maintaining customer health and well-being. The essay argues in favor of banning businesses that sell harmful products, citing examples of online marketplaces selling risky items. It highlights government legislation, such as the Consumer Protection Act 2015 and the Health and Safety Act 1974, aimed at ensuring consumer safety. The conclusion reinforces the importance of prioritizing customer health and safety by providing quality products and services, advocating for the prohibition of businesses dealing in harmful products.

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Table of content
 Introduction
 Should business be banned from selling harmful products to improve the health of
the population
 Government legislations
 Conclusion
 References

INTRODUCTION
In current business environment, various organisations
are involved in providing products and services to
customers and satisfying their needs and demands. So, it
becomes important for organisation to provide quality
and better standard products to maintain customer’s
health.

Should business be banned from selling harmful
products to improve the health of the population
Yes, businesses organisations must be banned that are
involved in selling harmful products and services to
customers with the objective of improving their health and
wellbeing. As there are various online sights and
marketplace such as ‘hotbed’ that provides risky electronic
items like hairdryer and straightener that impact on the
health of customers through electric shocks and other
dangers.

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Some examples of organisations or websites which are
selling harmful products to customers such as
dangerous products remain for sale on wish, festive
lights sold online ‘can be a fire risk’ and regulators
allowed to take down eBay listing.

Government legislations
Government take various actions to banned these organisations
and ensure consumer safety. These legislations are mentioned
below:
 Consumer Protection Act 2015: It is the act that is passed by
the government of UK to provide protection to consumers
across the spectrum of consumer goods and services.
 Health and safety Act 1974: Government of UK incorporated
the act regarding health and safety of customers.

CONCLUSION
As per above presentation, it can be concluded that it is
important for the organisation to ensure customers health and
safety through proving them quality products and services. If
business dealing in harmful products that can impact on the
health of customers negatively than these organisational must
be banned.

References
 Phadungjit, S., Sornsaruht, P. and Pimdee, P., 2021. Determinants of Thai Health
Food Restaurant Customer Satisfaction. Turkish Journal of Computer and
Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 12(14), pp.5782-5789.
 Lian, Y., 2017. Financial distress and customer-supplier relationships. Journal of
Corporate Finance, 43, pp.397-406.
 Finsterwalder, J. and Tombs, A., 2018. Guest editorial: Services marketing and
customer experience in a post-disciplinary era. Journal of Service Theory and
Practice.

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