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Consumer Reports and Partners Formally Petition NHTSA to Update Outdated Vehicle Flammability Standard That Drives ‘Unacceptable’ Exposure to Harmful Chemicals

WASHINGTON, DC—Consumer Reports (CR), the Green Science Policy Institute, and the International Association of Fire Fighters filed a formal petition for rulemaking today to the…

January 14, 2025

CarsProduct Safety

Consumer Reports letter to incoming White House and Congress about public policy for 2025

With the start of a new presidential administration and a new session of Congress this month, Consumer Reports (CR) is sharing policy recommendations with officials…

January 14, 2025

CarsEnergyFoodMoneyTech & PrivacyProduct Safety
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Consumer Reports Survey Finds Majority of Americans Want Better Fuel Economy and Support Standards That Deliver Thousands in Fuel Savings

Washington, D.C. — A new nationally representative survey from Consumer Reports finds that fuel economy continues to be important to most Americans, and a majority…

January 14, 2025

EnergyCars

Blog: Strong Efficiency and Emissions Standards Deliver Thousands in Fuel Savings for Consumers

In November 2024 the EPA released the 50th edition of its annual Automotive Trends Report. More than anything else, the report delivers one clear message:…

January 14, 2025

EnergyCars
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Minnesota public forum shines spotlight on health risks posed by phthalate chemicals in food

Minnesota Senator Gustafson to introduce bill requiring food companies to publicly disclose phthalate levels in their products Saint Paul, MN – A public forum featuring…

January 9, 2025

Food
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Consumer Reports Joins with Groups to Demand Treasury Dept. Release Home Insurance Data 

Groups deliver petitions signed by more than 43,000 consumers to press for accountability, transparency as prices spike, policy cancellations rise   Washington, D.C. – Consumers…

January 8, 2025

EnergyMoney
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bans medical debt on credit reports

Consumer Reports applauds CFPB’s rule that will benefit millions of Americans WASHINGTON – In a major victory for families working to pay off health care…

January 7, 2025

Money

Lead in Food: California Requires Companies to Disclose Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food

by Brian Ronholm of Consumer Reports and Tom Neltner of Unleaded Kids What Happened Starting a year ago, California law (AB-899) began requiring baby food…

January 3, 2025

Food
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With Pedestrian Deaths at Crisis Levels, Consumer Reports Supports Lifesaving Proposed Safety Standard for the Front of Vehicles

Nationally representative CR survey finds 75% of Americans would back new regulation to protect pedestrians, even if it led to design or styling changes on…

December 18, 2024

Cars

Consumer Reports Comments to NHTSA on Pedestrian Head Protection Proposed Rule

Consumer Reports (CR) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic…

December 18, 2024

Cars

Consumer Reports Support for H.R. 3950 and S.1303, the “TICKET Act”

Consumer Reports letter to Congressional leaders urging them to adopt the Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (“TICKET Act”) in the final continuing budget…

December 17, 2024

Money
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Consumer Reports Finds Dangerously-Accessible Button Batteries in Toys, Household Items: How to Protect Your Family This Holiday Season

Amazon and Home Depot remove risky products from their stores WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Reports (CR) today published an evaluation that uncovered alarming safety risks…

December 17, 2024

Product Safety

Consumer Reports Supports Michigan S.B. 659, Consumer Privacy Legislation

Consumer Reports supports Michigan S.B. 659, consumer privacy legislation. S.B. 659 would extend to Michigan consumers important new protections, including  meaningful data minimization restrictions, heightened…

December 17, 2024

Tech & Privacy

CR Letter to CPSC regarding toys containing button cell and coin cell batteries

Dear Chairman Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners Feldman, Trumka, Boyle, and Dziak: As you may know, Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, previously…

December 17, 2024

Product Safety
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Consumer Reports praises Federal Trade Commission final rule to protect consumers from excessive junk fees

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports (CR) applauded the final rule announced today by the White House to protect consumers from the growing cost of junk…

December 17, 2024

Money

Consumer Reports files comments to CISA in support of software manufacturer recommendations

CR filed comments with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in support of the agency’s recently released “Product Security Bad Practices” guidance. CR suggested targeted…

December 16, 2024

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports Commends NHTSA Final Seat Belt Reminder Rule

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced its final rule requiring seat belt use warnings for rear seats in…

December 16, 2024

Cars
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CFPB finalizes rule to protect consumers from excessive overdraft bank fees

Consumer Reports applauds rule that will save consumers billions and ensure fees are clearly disclosed to consumers WASHINGTON DC – A new rule issued by…

December 12, 2024

Money

Consumer Reports and public interest organizations push to ensure Colorado’s AI law is sound in letter to legislators

Consumer Reports, along with a broad group of national and Colorado-based public interest organizations, sent a letter to Colorado legislators and Colorado’s AI Task Force…

December 10, 2024

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports memo to CFPB on customer service and digital chatbots at financial institutions

Consumer Reports memo to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the Bureau’s plans to initiate a rulemaking to address the obstacles and “doom loops” that…

December 9, 2024

Money
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