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CR testifies on how dysfunction at the FDA hindered its infant formula response at House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee hearing

CR calls for strengthened leadership and accountability for FDA’s food safety program WASHINGTON, D.C. – Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, will…

May 25, 2022

Food

CR Testimony on the infant formula crisis before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture

Testimony by CR’s Brian Ronholm, director of food policy, on the infant formula crisis before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture.  Ronholm’s testimony highlights how…

May 25, 2022

Food
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California moves closer to ending dangerous “secret settlements” by passing the “Public Right to Know Act” in the Senate

Consumer Reports Urges the California Assembly to Support SB 1149 SACRAMENTO – The California State Senate voted Monday to pass SB 1149 – the “Public…

May 24, 2022

Product Safety
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Consumer Reports urges New York to ban insurers from using credit scores to price auto insurance coverage

Discriminatory practice penalizes New Yorkers with fair or poor credit with higher rates and makes coverage unaffordable for many Black and Latino drivers ALBANY, NY…

May 20, 2022

Money

Consumer Reports testimony before NY Assembly Insurance Committee on banning credit scores for auto insurance

Testimony by Consumer Reports before the New York Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance calling for a ban on the use of credit scores by auto…

May 20, 2022

Money

New York Fair Auto Insurance Pricing Coalition letter urging state lawmakers to ban credit scores to set premiums

Letter by the New York Fair Auto Insurance Pricing Coalition urging state lawmakers to ban insurers from using credit scores to determine how much drivers…

May 20, 2022

Money

Four infant formula questions for FDA Commissioner Califf

By Scott Faber and Brian Ronholm Several factors have contributed to the infant formula crisis we are witnessing now and, though the operations at Abbott…

May 19, 2022

Food

CR comments on EPA’s proposed rule to reduce air pollution from heavy-duty vehicles

Consumer Reports filed formal comments with the  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its proposed rule, “Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine…

May 18, 2022

EnergyCars

It’s time to ban toxic forever chemicals from food packaging

Food Safety News: It’s time to ban toxic forever chemicals from food packaging By Brian Ronholm, Consumer Reports and Liz Hitchcock, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families…

May 13, 2022

Food
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Connecticut governor signs comprehensive privacy bill into law

Hartford, Conn. — Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a comprehensive privacy bill into law that will extend baseline privacy rights to consumers, including the right…

May 11, 2022

Tech & Privacy
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