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Consumer Reports letter endorsing California bill requiring testing and reporting of heavy metals in prenatal vitamins

Consumer Reports letter in support of SB 646 (Weber Pierson), which strengthens maternal and fetal health protection by requiring testing and public disclosure of four…

March 26, 2025

Food

Consumer Reports letter urging Senate to reject repeal of CFPB’s overdraft fee limits

Consumer Reports letter urging the Senate to oppose S.J. Res 18 to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule, which will reduce most overdraft…

March 26, 2025

Money
Press Release

FDA delays the “Food Traceability Rule” required by Congress to improve the agency’s ability to respond to foodborne illness outbreaks

Decision undermines FDA’s ability to protect the public from contaminated food  WASHINGTON DC – The FDA’s decision to delay the implementation of its “Food Traceability…

March 20, 2025

Food

Consumer Reports supports Maryland AI working group bill if amended

Consumer Reports testified before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee advocating for amendments to H.B. 956, a bill that would create a working group in Maryland…

March 20, 2025

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports Endorses Bill That Aims to Protect California Kids From Ultra-Processed Food in Schools

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel’s bill directs California to identify harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools  SACRAMENTO, CA – Under a bill by Assemblymember…

March 19, 2025

Food
Press Release

Consumer Reports Urges CPSC to Investigate Chemical Burn Risks from Gel in Sensory Squeeze Toys Including the NeeDoh Nice Cube

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports (CR) today called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate the NeeDoh Nice Cube, a popular sensory squeeze…

March 19, 2025

Product Safety

CR letter to CPSC on Chemical Burn Risks from Gel in Sensory Squeeze Toys

Consumer Reports (CR) would like to bring to the CPSC’s attention a sensory gel toy known as the NeeDoh Nice Cube, manufactured by Schylling, which…

March 19, 2025

Product Safety
Press Release

Consumer Reports endorses bill that aims to protect California kids from ultra-processed food in schools

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel’s bill directs California to identify harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools  SACRAMENTO, CA – Under a bill by Assemblymember…

March 19, 2025

Food
Press Release

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee holds hearing on bill to protect consumers from toxic plastic chemicals in food

Bill requires manufacturers to test products for phthalates and publicly report results Saint Paul, MN – The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on…

March 19, 2025

Food

Consumer Reports testimony in support of Minnesota bill requiring food manufacturers to test products for plastic chemicals and publicly report results

Testimony from Dr. Michael Hansen, senior scientist at Consumer Reports, in support of HF 44, which would require manufacturers who sell packaged food in Minnesota to…

March 19, 2025

Food
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