2023 INPAC

The research paper deals with the issue of consumer protection in the UAE legislation, which is one of the topics that received great attention from the legislator due to its importance in the economic system applied by the state. The study comes within the framework of fraud and deception that occurs in transactions in general, especially in the field of foodstuffs and medical items, as it is related to the public health of society, which takes the lives of consumers. Its importance stems from the fact that consumer protection is an actual translation of the contemporary concept of human rights, as man always seeks to achieve the principle of freedom in all fields, and the consumer has the right to protection against products and services that harm his health, and his right to compensation in case of abuse.