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Food safety is a major issue worldwide causing health issues. Diseases caused by food place a major economical and societal impact on regions and medical facilities, and are mostly caused by a lack of awareness about food security and dangerous cooking practices. Consumer behaviors about food hygiene should be carefully investigated when establishing safeguards to eliminate dangers. The main purpose of this study is to known the attitude of the consumer at the time of purchasing the food products, to study the factors influencing at the time of purchasing the food product, to known the consumer awareness level of Consumer Protection Act 1986. The study was conduct in Nilgiris district. In this study questionnaire were given to 50 respondents. Percentage analysis, ranking, ANOVA, chi-square are the statistical tools used. The findings of this study depicts that the consumers are more concerned about the MRP of the product rather than the quality and quantity of the product.

food safety, consumer protection Act, awareness, attitude.

"A STUDY ON AWARENESS ABOUT CONSUMER PROTECTION MEASURES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FOOD PRODUCTS IN THE NILGIRIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no.g709-g717, August-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308681.pdf

"A STUDY ON AWARENESS ABOUT CONSUMER PROTECTION MEASURES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FOOD PRODUCTS IN THE NILGIRIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no. ppg709-g717, August-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308681.pdf