Lincoln, NE —Consumer Reports calls on the Nebraska legislature to strengthen L.B. 1294, a consumer data privacy bill that was included in L.B. 1074, and signed into law by Governor Jim Pillent. The law includes some important consumer protections, such …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today voted to reject a bill (S. 4072) that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a rule to lower emissions from new cars and light-duty trucks. Consumer Reports, the nonprofit consumer …
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a public warning today urging consumers to immediately stop using Chibebe Snuggle Pods because they pose a suffocation hazard to infants. According to the CPSC, the snuggle pods …
CR also calls on committee to oppose bills to allow earned wage access cash advances and other new fintech services without needed consumer protections WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports called on the House Financial Services Committee in a letter today …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy has announced its final version of new energy and water efficiency standards for dishwashers. This is the first update to these standards since 2012. Consumer Reports, which rates and reviews more than 130 …
– New report conducted by ICF adds up the impact on consumer costs for housing, health, food, transportation, income WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Earth Day coming up on April 22, Consumer Reports is looking at how climate change can affect consumers in terms …
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the safety risks posed by Unit Pack Power (UPP) e-bike batteries. According to the CPSC, UPP lithium-ion batteries with model number …
Lincoln, NE —Consumer Reports calls on the Nebraska legislature to strengthen L.B. 1294, a recently passed consumer data privacy bill that was included in L.B. 1074, an omnibus legislative package. The bill includes some important consumer protections, …
EPA’s rule will protect the public from widespread “forever chemical” contamination in the nation’s drinking water linked to serious health concerns WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today for …
March 6, 2013 Questions and Answers about Sequestration Congress could not reach agreement to stop the severe spending cuts, also known as the sequester, from kicking in on March 1st. Instead of coming up with a balanced, long-term budget plan that doesn’t …
Testimony on I-522, the legislative initiative to label genetically engineered seeds and food, before the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and the Technology and Economic Development Committee Olympia, WA By Michael Hansen, Ph.D. Senior …
CONSUMERS UNION’S DR. MICHAEL HANSEN TO TESTIFY TOMORROW MARCH 6, 8:00 AM AT WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE HEARING ON LABELING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD March 5, 2013—Michael K. Hansen, Ph.D., a Senior Staff Scientist with Consumers Union, the public policy arm …
September 27, 2012 Consumers To Trader Joe’s: Stop Selling Meat Raised on Antibiotics Nearly 560,000 Consumers Sign Petition Calling On Grocer To Help End Farm Practice That Threatens Public Health NEW YORK, NY – At a news conference today in front of …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Consumers Union praises FDA shutdown of Sunland plant, presses for futher implementation of federal food-safety rules WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, today praised the U.S. Food and Drug …
November 27, 2012 Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250 Dear Secretary Vilsack: We are writing to inform you of new findings on pathogens in pork products appearing in the …
December 4, 2012 The Honorable Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20993 Dear Commissioner Hamburg: We are writing to inform you of the results of new tests of pathogens and of …
Wednesday, December 17, 2012 Trader Joe’s Urged to Get “Joe the Pig” Off Drugs For the Holidays Meat Without Drugs Campaign Makes Holiday Push In San Francisco To Convince Trader Joe’s to Stop Selling Meat Raised on Antibiotics SAN FRANCISCO, CA – At a …
December 21, 2012 Consumers Union Says FDA Assessment of GE Salmon Is Flawed and Inadequate Yonkers, NY -- Consumers Union, the advocacy and policy arm of Consumer Reports, criticized the Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Aquabounty genetically …
Friday, January 4, 2013 Consumers Union: New rules "go to the heart" of food safety problems WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released two long-awaited proposed rules to improve food safety, one aimed at produce …
Thursday, January 24, 2013 Consumers Union calls on EPA to ban arsenic-containing pesticides Congress-directed review could delay needed action for years; Public still waiting for guidance on arsenic in apple juice WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A National Academy of …
