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Faulty Carbon Monoxide Detectors Sold on Amazon Linked to Four Hospitalizations, Including Two Children; Consumer Reports Calls for Immediate Action

WASHINGTON, DC—Consumer Reports (CR) has identified four hospitalizations, including two children, in a month linked to a Hembisen (also appears as HEMBISEN) carbon monoxide (CO)…

April 7, 2026

Product Safety

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Consumer Reports backs bipartisan legislation to combat predatory online scams

Washington, DC – Consumer Reports announced its support for the Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct (SCAM) Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at cracking down on predatory…

April 2, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

As Crumbling Roads Increase Costs for American Drivers, Consumer Reports Looks at Fair, Effective Ways to Fund Transportation

Washington, DC—With deteriorating American roads costing everyday drivers $167 billion annually, Consumer Reports (CR) today released a new report to help policymakers create an infrastructure…

March 23, 2026

Cars

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Consumer Reports Endorses Bipartisan Safe SPEEDS Act to Improve E-Bike Safety and Protect Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Consumer Reports (CR) has endorsed a new bipartisan bill in Congress to make the e-bike marketplace safer for consumers. H.R. 7839, the Safe SPEEDS…

March 19, 2026

Product Safety

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Consumer Reports urges veto of comprehensive privacy bill in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma —Consumer Reports urges Governor Kevin Stitt to veto SB 546, a weak consumer data privacy bill that passed the Oklahoma Legislature today…

March 16, 2026

Tech & Privacy

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Federal water bead safety rule takes effect today, in a victory for child safety

Consumer Reports warns of hazardous products online WASHINGTON, DC—A new safety rule for water beads marketed as toys officially went into effect today nationwide. Water…

March 12, 2026

Product Safety

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New Survey From Consumer Reports finds Majority of Households Strained by Energy Bills, Concerned over Data Centers’s Impact on Bills

A Consumer Reports nationally representative survey of 2,146 US adults in November 2025 examined Americans’ experiences with rising utility bills and their views on the…

March 11, 2026

Energy

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Consumer Reports to host Fairness by Design Tech Sprint to explore practical ideas for improving digital finance tools for users: April 29-30, Atlanta, GA

Two-day working session will bring together cross-functional teams to show what fairer, more trustworthy digital finance systems could look like YONKERS, NY – Developing creative…

March 9, 2026

Money

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Consumer Reports applauds the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for launching investigation into surveillance pricing

Washington, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman James Comer, announced today an investigation into the use of artificial…

March 6, 2026

Tech & Privacy

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Consumer Reports praises Maine’s Senate for advancing comprehensive privacy bill

Augusta, Maine – Maine’s Senate today advanced the Maine Online Data Privacy Act (Maine L.D. 1822), a comprehensive privacy bill that would extend baseline privacy…

March 5, 2026

Tech & Privacy