Consumers' Guide to Product Grades and Terms From Grade A to VSOP--Definitions of 8,000 Terms Describing Food, Housewares, and Other Everyday Items

This is a single-source guide to product grades and terms which provides an immediate look at the words and phrases used to describe the size, age, nature or quality of all types of consumer products. The volume explains more than 8000 words, grades and classifications - voluntary standards as well as those regulated by the US government. Also included are the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's guide lined on the labelling of hazardous substances and the standard use of unregulated advertising terms like "super," "industrial strength," and "natural.";The entries in "Consumers' Guide" are alphabetically arranged within major product categories (such as: meats and poultry, apparel and textiles, health products, and more). Entries will often include a list of the grades, definitions of the terms and symbols uses to qualify the product, and a reference to the source or organization responsible for the grading system or product terminology. Illustrations of many labels and symbols used to mark products are also included throughout the text.