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affords an excellent opportunity to insure that the State
government will act to protect the consumer, and this very-
proposal might well represent a much needed "Consumers*
Bill of Rights."
Just what sharp practices must be combated on
behalf of the consumer? Initially, it should be observed
that packages in the more than 50,000 supermarkets through-
out the country, and, more particularly the hundreds of
supermarkets in Maryland do not, on the whole, reflect
simple, direct, accurate and visible information as to the
nature and quantity of the packages contents, including the
various ingredients therein. For instance, one finds such
vital information as weight and contents tucked away every-
where on the package except one agreed upon place where a
person might find it automatically. Or one finds the use
of size designations that have no actual relation to quanti-
ty in order to gain competitive advantage.
Thus, one manufacturer's king size is another
manufacturer's large size; a simple quart is labeled
"extra large quart"; or a pint is labeled "giant half-
quart." In toothpaste packages, the smallest size is