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A New Consumer Reports Investigation Sheds Light on Dangers of Water Beads

CR gives families recommendations and calls for sellers and regulators to take action now to keep children safe WASHINGTON D.C.—A new investigation by Consumer Reports…

September 21, 2023

Product Safety

Consumer Reports letter to FDA raising concerns about the levels of heavy metals in cell-cultured chicken

Consumer Reports letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the safety of cell-cultured chicken products produced by UPSIDE Foods. The letter outlines concerns…

September 20, 2023

Food
Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds major credit bureaus for permanently extending free weekly to credit reports

CR Had Called on the Credit Bureaus To Make Free Access Permanent and Is Now Urging Them To Do More To Ensure Reports Are Accurate …

September 20, 2023

Money

Consumer Reports comments on proposed new FTC-DOJ draft merger guidelines

Consumer Reports submitted comments on the proposed FTC-DOJ draft merger guidelines. Over the last many decades there has been a clear trend of increasing market…

September 19, 2023

Tech & Privacy

Coalition letter urging FTC and CFPB to protect consumers from AI-generated “deepfake” voice clips and video used for financial fraud

Consumer Reports joined a wide ranging coalition of consumers groups and other organizations in a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection…

September 14, 2023

Money
Press Release

Chuckle & Roar water bead kits recalled after infant death: Consumer Reports statement

WASHINGTON, DC – Consumer Reports (CR) today called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate potential violations of federal law after the agency…

September 14, 2023

Product Safety
Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds California State Assembly for unanimously passing landmark Right to Repair bill

Sacramento, CA — Consumer Reports applauded the California State Assembly for passing a landmark digital right to repair bill (Senate Bill 244), which requires electronics…

September 13, 2023

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports to testify at Congressional hearing on the state of the video marketplace

Spectrum-Disney cable blackout leads over 30,000 consumers across U.S to sign Consumer Reports petition demanding refunds for customers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jonathan Schwantes, senior policy counsel…

September 12, 2023

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Landmark bill banning harmful food chemicals in California heads to governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On September 12, the California Legislature passed a groundbreaking bill, the California Food Safety Act, to ban four harmful chemicals from candy,…

September 12, 2023

Food
Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds Delaware Governor for signing data privacy bill into law

Dover, Delaware –  Delaware Governor John Carney signed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act into law. The comprehensive consumer privacy bill provides consumers with certain…

September 12, 2023

Tech & Privacy
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