This paper assessed the practice consumer protection and Food security In Addis Ababarnspecially in Merkato area .This research followed random sample selection a cross sectionalrnmethod, designed based on the primary data generating through survey of consumer situation andrnfood security in Markato area, the legal and institutional set up for consumer protection.rnAccordingly, the activities of traders, consumers and regulatory bodies were investigated. Thernnumbers of seller respondents were 123 out of which 111 were properly responded. On the otherrnhand the numbers of consumer respondents were ISO of which 139 were properly responded.rnThirteen food items that were selected in the study ,from these thirteen food items thernconsumers list Oil juice ,biscuits ,coffee ,butter and peanut butter as food items that arernsusceptible to deception and commonly they are commonly found in that way. From therntrades side, Juice ,biscuit Peanut butter ,oil, coffee ,and butter are said to be more susceptiblernto deception. According to our laws the food items are required to have proper packaging andrnlabeling but 60.4% of consumers said the food items do not have proper labeling andrnpackaging. Further, 22.3% of consumers and 30.6% of traders said the labels are not writtenrneither in Amharic or English languages. This puts the right of consumers to get information inrnjeopardy. What is to be given special attention is that 78.4% of the consumers and 65.5 % ofrnthe traders do not know there are laws for consumer protection in the country. Inrnconnection to these significant mimber of consumers and traders in the area do not knowrntheir rights and duties. With respect to the regulatory agencies efficiency on food qualityrnand safety control, 68.4% of the traders and 72.4% of consumers agreed that the governmentrnshould improve its efficiency on food quality and safety insurance. Key informants fromrnthe government and non-governmental institutions asserted that currently the government isrnworking on its capacity to improve its efficacy on making sure that the food items havernthe appropriate quality and safety requirement of the cOlmtry .The movement of therngovernment is witnessed by the establishment of Trade Practice and Consumer ProtectionrnAuthority and the disintegration of the fonner QSAE in to four different institutions whichrnin one or other ways improves consumer protection in the Country as well as in AddisrnAbaba.rnKey words: Consumer Protection, Food quality and safety, Food security, Merkato.