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Consumer Reports Statement on FDA’s Final Apple Juice Guidance

Consumers Reports calls on FDA to set lower limits on inorganic arsenic in apple juice which its tests show are feasible  Yonkers, NY — Consumer…

June 1, 2023

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Automatic emergency braking rule would save lives, Consumer Reports says

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports today made the following statement about the announcement of a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway…

May 31, 2023

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Consumer Reports urges Texas to bolster newly passed privacy bill

Austin,TX —Consumer Reports calls on the Texas legislature to strengthen H.B. 4, a recently passed consumer data privacy bill. The bill includes some important consumer…

May 31, 2023

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Consumer Reports announces strong support for a Clean Fuel Standard in New York State

The nonprofit, nonpartisan Consumer Reports mobilizes New York members, writes legislators, and runs ads to advocate for clean fuel standard   ALBANY, NY – Consumer Reports…

May 31, 2023

Consumer Reports letter to New York State Legislature in support of Clean Fuel Standard

Consumer Reports is supporting a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature to establish a Clean Fuel Standard for the state. The bill (A.964/S.1292)…

May 30, 2023

CR comments to EPA on PFAS Drinking Water Standard

Consumer Reports submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) determinations to regulate six per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as contaminants under the Safe Drinking…

May 30, 2023

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Consumer Reports delivers petition signatures urging the Hershey Company to remove harmful heavy metals from its dark chocolate products

More than 75,000 consumers have called on Hershey’s to protect the public from toxic lead and cadmium in its dark chocolate bars HERSHEY, PA –…

May 25, 2023

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CR investigation of buy now, pay later apps finds Paypal rates highest for privacy, transparency, and security, while Perpay and Zilch fall short

CR identifies steps providers can take to improve protections and tips for consumers YONKERS, NY – A new Consumer Reports investigation of buy now, pay…

May 25, 2023

Buy Now, Pay Later: A Case Study for a Digital Finance Standard

Executive Summary Buy now, pay later (BNPL) products are an extremely fast-growing form of lending that typically enables consumers to split the cost of retail…

May 25, 2023

Buy Now, Pay Later Online Discussion Panel

Consumer Reports conducted an online discussion board on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services from January 24-26, 2023. Schlesinger Group (now Sago) hosted the study…

May 25, 2023

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