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Consumer Reports urges the FTC and Congress to ban costly junk fees

President Biden calls for Congress to take action as the FTC examines unfair and deceptive pricing practices that inflate and distort costs for consumers WASHINGTON,…

February 8, 2023

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CR urges House Financial Services Committee to strengthen financial data privacy bill

Representative McHenry’s bill falls short of what’s needed to protect consumers’ financial information and limits states’ ability to adopt stronger safeguards WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer…

February 8, 2023

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Consumers should avoid Valentine’s Day Sweethearts because of red dye 3 dangers

Consumer Reports has called on Spangler Candy Company to stop using cancer-causing red dye 3 in its Valentine’s Day Sweethearts and other candies YONKERS, NY…

February 2, 2023

Food

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GoodRx Fined $1.5M by FTC Following Consumer Reports Investigation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The telemedicine company GoodRx will pay a $1.5 million fine for sharing consumers’ sensitive health information with companies like Google and Facebook,…

February 1, 2023

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FDA’s Food Program Reforms Fall Short of What’s Needed to Protect the Public

Consumer Reports and Coalition of Groups Had Urged the FDA to Strengthen Leadership and Accountability at the Agency Under an Empowered Deputy Commissioner WASHINGTON, D.C.…

January 31, 2023

Food

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Consumer Reports applauds California Attorney General’s investigative sweep of mobile apps’ compliance with state privacy law

CA AG’s investigation includes a focus on businesses that failed to process consumers’ privacy requests submitted through authorized agents California Attorney General Rob Bonta…

January 31, 2023

Tech & Privacy

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Coalition of groups outline expectations for FDA’s announcement on foods program reform

Diverse coalition of food policy stakeholders are calling on the FDA to outline meaningful reforms to the Foods Program in response to the Reagan-Udall report…

January 30, 2023

Food

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CR urges CFPB to adopt strong consent and privacy requirements as it considers options for a personal financial data rights rulemaking

Proposals aim to give consumers more control over their personal financial data and make it easier to switch to other financial providers WASHINGTON, D.C. –…

January 26, 2023

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Consumer Reports statement on Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Consumer Reports released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Google for anticompetitive practices to grow and maintain…

January 24, 2023

Tech & Privacy

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Consumer Reports finds peer-to-peer payment apps offer ease and convenience but pose potential financial and privacy risks for users

CR identifies steps that providers can take to improve protections and offers tips to consumers for reducing risks YONKERS, NY – A new Consumer Reports evaluation of…

January 24, 2023

Money Tech & Privacy