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Consumer Reports: Product Injury Data Should Be Modernized — but the CPSC Doesn’t Need Patients’ Personal Medical Records to Do It

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) can investigate injury trends and bring its data into the 21st century without a contractor collecting consumers’ personal information…

August 4, 2026

Product Safety
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More Than 430,000 Toddler Towers Recalled in Under a Year: Consumer Reports Urges Completion of Strong Safety Standard

CR testing flagged safety failures in five of 11 recalled models before the recalls were announced.  Recalls can help protect people from safety risks, but…

August 3, 2026

Product Safety

Consumer Reports engages state leaders at the 2026 National Conference of State Legislatures

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

July 27, 2026

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Consumer Reports Finds Lead in Black+Decker PowerCrush Blenders, Calls for Recall and Federal Investigation

CR alerted the FDA and the blender manufacturer, Spectrum Brands, to extremely high lead levels found in the PowerCrush blender. More than two weeks later,…

June 10, 2026

Product Safety

CR letter to CPSC on Toshiba combo air fryer microwave ovens and countertop microwaves self-activating

Dear Acting Chairman Feldman: We write to bring to the CPSC’s attention a potential product safety defect in certain Toshiba-brand combination air fryer microwave ovens…

June 3, 2026

Product Safety
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The Votes Are There. Consumer Reports Calls on New York Assembly to Pass the Beauty Justice Act Before Session Ends

The Beauty Justice Act (AB 2054B) has strong bipartisan support with nearly 100 co-sponsors; CR urges Albany to act before the session is scheduled to…

June 2, 2026

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Consumer Reports Calls on California Senate to Pass Diaper Ingredient Transparency Bill

The bill AB 1901 passed the California Assembly 68-1; CR urges California Senate to act without delay, citing its recent diaper investigation SACRAMENTO, CA—Consumer Reports…

June 1, 2026

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Consumer Reports letter to FDA on lead discovered in Black & Decker blender

Dear Dr. Prater: Consumer Reports (CR) writes to formally notify the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of concerningly high levels of lead we found…

May 22, 2026

Product Safety
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Consumer Reports Calls for Investigation into the Safety of Range Oven Glass Doors

CR’s Safety Team Spotted Hundreds of Consumer Complaints in Federal Database Washington, DC – Consumer Reports (CR) has identified nearly 400 glass-shattering incident reports involving…

May 6, 2026

Product Safety

Consumer Reports letter to CPSC urging investigation into range oven glass doors

Dear Acting Chair Feldman, We write to bring to the CPSC’s attention a potential product defect in certain Frigidaire, GE Appliances, Whirlpool, LG, and Samsung…

May 4, 2026

Product Safety
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