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Auto industry group sues to stop lifesaving automatic emergency braking rule: Consumer Reports statement

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports issued the following statement today in response to the news that the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, an industry group representing…

January 17, 2025

Cars
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Consumer Reports urges USDA to strengthen its proposed framework to reduce Salmonella illness from poultry

CR analysis identifies the most contaminated poultry plants in the U.S., highlighting the need to adopt stricter standards to protect the public  WASHINGTON DC –…

January 16, 2025

Food
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Consumer Reports: Treasury report on home insurance is critical first step, but much more must be done 

– Following calls by CR and other groups to make this data public, Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) releases what it calls “the most comprehensive…

January 16, 2025

Energy
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Consumer Reports applauds FTC’s settlement with GM regarding alleged privacy violations

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that General Motors (GM) will be banned for five years from disclosing consumers’ sensitive geolocation…

January 16, 2025

Tech & PrivacyCars
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CFPB penalizes Cash App for failing to treat scam victims fairly

Consumer Reports calls on payment app providers to adopt stronger protections for consumers tricked into sending money to crooks WASHINGTON D.C. – Consumer Reports applauded…

January 16, 2025

Money
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Consumer Reports praises introduction of Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act

MA privacy bill is based on CR and EPIC’s model state privacy bill Boston, MA — Massachusetts Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee…

January 16, 2025

Tech & Privacy
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Major retailers pull risky bike helmets following Consumer Reports outreach; CR calls for stronger safety oversight from policymakers and retailers

CR offers free bike helmet ratings from our rigorous tests and tips to help consumers stay safe WASHINGTON, DC—Consumer Reports (CR) spot-checked 21 bike helmets…

January 16, 2025

Product Safety
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Consumer Reports: Next Transportation Secretary should improve—not scrap—vital car crash reporting program

Federal order requires auto manufacturers and autonomous vehicle companies to report serious crashes in vehicles equipped with driving automation technologies, to help track safety trends,…

January 15, 2025

CarsProduct Safety
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FDA bans cancer causing Red Dye 3 in food and ingested drugs in response to petition submitted by food safety groups

Consumer Reports praises FDA ban and urges agency to take action on other synthetic food dyes linked to neurobehavioral problems in children  WASHINGTON DC –…

January 15, 2025

Food
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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
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