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Food Policy Insider: March 2026

Consumer Reports’ monthly roundup of its efforts to promote a safe and healthy food system. In this month’s Food Policy Insider: Is the FDA Backtracking…

March 9, 2026

Food

Press Release

Consumer Reports to host Fairness by Design Tech Sprint to explore practical ideas for improving digital finance tools for users: April 29-30, Atlanta, GA

Two-day working session will bring together cross-functional teams to show what fairer, more trustworthy digital finance systems could look like YONKERS, NY – Developing creative…

March 9, 2026

Money

Consumer Reports supports Minnesota bill prohibiting surveillance pricing, HF 3794

On March 4th, Consumer Reports testified at a hearing in support of a bill that would ban surveillance pricing in Minnesota, HF 3794. CR also…

March 6, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for launching investigation into surveillance pricing

Washington, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman James Comer, announced today an investigation into the use of artificial…

March 6, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports praises Maine’s Senate for advancing comprehensive privacy bill

Augusta, Maine – Maine’s Senate today advanced the Maine Online Data Privacy Act (Maine L.D. 1822), a comprehensive privacy bill that would extend baseline privacy…

March 5, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports letter to USDA urging it to take stronger action to protect the public from salmonella in poultry

In a comment letter sent to the USDA, Consumer Reports called on the agency to reverse its decision to delay implementation of its rule declaring…

March 4, 2026

Food

Consumer Reports Leads Coalition Urging Governor Spanberger to Sign Virginia S.B. 338 (Banning the Sale of Precise Geolocation Data)

Consumer Reports, along with a coalition of privacy and consumer groups, wrote to urge Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to sign S.B. 338. The legislation was…

March 4, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports’ latest infant formula tests found potentially harmful levels of arsenic in many products and lead in some, but safer choices are widely available

CR calls on FDA’s “Operation Stork Speed” to deliver on its promise to improve infant formula safety by setting limits on heavy metals and regular…

March 3, 2026

Food

Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds Virginia General Assembly for sending key location privacy bill to governor’s desk

Richmond, VA – The Virginia General Assembly approved SB 338, legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to ban the sale of consumers’…

March 2, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Comments on New York Data Broker Legislation

Consumer Reports submitted comments ahead of New York’s FY 2027 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Economic Development. Part AA of the proposal seeks to enable…

February 26, 2026

Tech & Privacy