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Consumer Reports Statement on FDA’s Final Apple Juice Guidance

Consumers Reports calls on FDA to set lower limits on inorganic arsenic in apple juice which its tests show are feasible  Yonkers, NY — Consumer…

June 1, 2023

Food
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Automatic emergency braking rule would save lives, Consumer Reports says

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports today made the following statement about the announcement of a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway…

May 31, 2023

CarsProduct Safety
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Consumer Reports urges Texas to bolster newly passed privacy bill

Austin,TX —Consumer Reports calls on the Texas legislature to strengthen H.B. 4, a recently passed consumer data privacy bill. The bill includes some important consumer…

May 31, 2023

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports announces strong support for a Clean Fuel Standard in New York State

The nonprofit, nonpartisan Consumer Reports mobilizes New York members, writes legislators, and runs ads to advocate for clean fuel standard   ALBANY, NY – Consumer Reports…

May 31, 2023

EnergyCars
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Consumer Reports delivers petition signatures urging the Hershey Company to remove harmful heavy metals from its dark chocolate products

More than 75,000 consumers have called on Hershey’s to protect the public from toxic lead and cadmium in its dark chocolate bars HERSHEY, PA –…

May 25, 2023

Food
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CR investigation of buy now, pay later apps finds Paypal rates highest for privacy, transparency, and security, while Perpay and Zilch fall short

CR identifies steps providers can take to improve protections and tips for consumers YONKERS, NY – A new Consumer Reports investigation of buy now, pay…

May 25, 2023

Money
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Consumer Reports applauds Minnesota Governor for signing robust right to repair bill into law

Governor Walz signs CR-endorsed measure to provide Minnesota consumers with new rights to repair their digital devices St. Paul, MN — Minnesota consumers will now…

May 24, 2023

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer, economic justice, and community groups urge New York financial regulator to ban auto insurers from basing rates on credit information

Unfair practice disproportionately harms low income, Black, and Latino New Yorkers ALBANY, NY — A coalition of 25 consumer, economic justice, and community groups today…

May 23, 2023

Money
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Consumer Reports applauds Montana Governor for signing comprehensive privacy bill into law

Helena, Montana — Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed the Consumer Data Privacy Act (SB 384) into law today. Montana residents will now have baseline privacy…

May 22, 2023

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports urges House Financial Services Subcommittee to strengthen consumer protections in proposed bill governing stablecoins

CR’s Delicia Hand testifies at Subcommittee hearing on “Putting the ‘Stable’ in Stablecoins: How Legislation Will Help Stablecoins Achieve Their Promise”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer…

May 18, 2023

Money
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