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Consumer Reports Finds Heavy Metals, Other Contaminants in Follow-Up Braiding Hair Investigation; Calls for Regulation and Industry Accountability

YONKERS, NY—Consumer Reports (CR) has again detected heavy metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in popular braiding hair products in a follow-up investigation released today.…

February 24, 2026

HealthProduct Safety
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Consumer Reports Calls on New York Lawmakers to Adopt Several Key Consumer Protection Bills During the 2026 Legislative Session

As legislative session begins, Consumer Reports urges Albany to fill critical gaps in privacy, product safety, energy affordability, and insurance fairness. YONKERS, NY—With the 2026…

January 28, 2026

EnergyHealthMoneyProduct SafetyTech & Privacy

Consumer Reports NY State Legislative Priorities 2026

With the start of the 2026  legislative session, Consumer Reports (CR) writes to offer policy recommendations to help New Yorkers in the year ahead. We…

January 28, 2026

EnergyFoodHealthMoneyProduct SafetyTech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports Releases New Carbon Monoxide Detector Ratings During CO Awareness Month

Because CO detectors are lifesaving products, CR’s ratings are available for free to everyone For the first time, CR also tested and rated portable CO…

November 17, 2025

Product SafetyHealth

Consumer Reports engages state leaders at the 2025 National Conference of State Legislatures

Consumer Reports advocates are attending the National Conference of State Legislatures in Boston to engage with policymakers on a variety of pressing issues for consumers,…

August 2, 2025

Tech & PrivacyProduct SafetyHealth
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Lawmakers Introduce Landmark Safer Beauty Bill Package to Address Dangerous Gaps in Cosmetic Safety

Bold, New Federal Legislation Will Make Beauty & Personal Care Products Safer for All by Banning the Worst Toxic Chemicals, Protecting Communities of Color, &…

July 17, 2025

HealthProduct Safety
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Beauty Justice Act Passes the Senate, Nearly 40 Business Urge NY Assembly to Act Now and Pass the Bill Before the Session Ends

YONKERS, NY — This morning, advocates, business leaders, and public health experts delivered a letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to urge the New York…

June 16, 2025

HealthProduct Safety
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Community, Health, and Racial Justice Advocates Urge NY Lawmakers to Pass Beauty Justice Act Before Session Ends

YONKERS, NY — Community, consumer, health, and racial justice organizations—including Consumer Reports, the Natural Hairstyle and Braid Coalition, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and the…

June 4, 2025

HealthProduct Safety

Beauty Justice Act: Westchester County Community Org Letters to New York Leadership

We, the undersigned, are community groups based in Westchester County, NY and we are writing to urge you to prioritize and pass the Beauty Justice…

June 4, 2025

HealthProduct Safety

CR Memo of Support: Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act

Consumer Reports supports the enactment of the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act to protect consumers from the adverse health impacts and environmental damage of…

March 7, 2025

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