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Lead in Baby Food: What is “Publicly Available”?

By Brian Ronholm of Consumer Reports, Tom Neltner of Unleaded Kids, and Mariah Walters Orose of Unleaded Kids Recently, Unleaded Kids and Consumer Reports evaluated…

September 17, 2025

Food

Consumer Reports calls on Microsoft to extend support for Windows 10

Consumer Reports sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calling on the company to extend its support of Windows 10 devices given the security…

September 16, 2025

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

California lawmakers approve groundbreaking bill banning harmful ultra-processed food in schools, bill now heads to Governor Newsom

AB 1264 directs California to identify especially harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Assembly approved legislation today…

September 12, 2025

Food

Press Release

Key privacy legislation that would require universal opt-out signals in browsers clears California Legislature

Sacramento, CA — The California Legislature today advanced AB 566, a bill that would require browsers to include a setting that enables a consumer to…

September 11, 2025

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports supports the Fair Online Pricing Act (SB 259), a California bill that would prohibit device-based pricing

Consumer Reports supports the Fair Online Pricing Act (SB 259), a California bill that would prohibit the use of data about a consumer’s online device,…

September 11, 2025

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports statement on joint-investigation by California, Colorado, and Connecticut into businesses failing to honor consumers’ privacy rights

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Reports issued the following statement in response to the announcement earlier today that the California Attorney General, in partnership with the…

September 9, 2025

Tech & Privacy

Safe Food Coalition letter to FDA opposing the proposed delay of the Food Traceability Rule

Consumer Reports joined with the Safe Food Coalition to oppose the FDA’s proposed two-and-a-half year delay of the Food Traceability Final Rule. The coalition’s letter…

September 9, 2025

Food

Press Release

California’s Surveillance Pricing Protection Act (AB 446) fails to advance California legislature

Sacramento, CA – Assembly Bill 446 (AB 446), also known as the Surveillance Pricing Protection Act, a piece of legislation that would prohibit surveillance pricing…

September 5, 2025

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Submits Comments on New Jersey Privacy Rulemaking

Consumer Reports submitted comments to the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) in response to its request for comments on its proposed rules to…

September 2, 2025

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports statement on California Senate Appropriations Committee holding the California Location Privacy Act

Sacramento, California — The California Senate Appropriations Committee made A.B. 322, the California Location Privacy Act, into a two-year bill, effectively killing the legislation for…

August 29, 2025

Tech & Privacy